Amazon Claims Prototype Satellites for Kuiper Network Operating Successfully

[ad_1] Amazon.com said on Thursday its two prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network have been operating successfully in orbit, with the project on track to start launching operational satellites by mid-2024. The Kuiper internet network is set to compete against billionaire Elon Musk‘s Starlink, the world’s largest satellite operator, to offer broadband internet … Read more

Amazon Board Sued by Shareholder Over Blue Origin Launch Contracts for Project Kuiper

[ad_1] An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company’s Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos’s space company. The lawsuit filed by Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund earlier this week claims … Read more

Amazon Plans to Take on Elon Musk’s Starlink in India With Affordable Equipment, Services

[ad_1] Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to bring fast, affordable broadband services through a constellation of over 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). The company already has 1,000s of people working on the project, in an attempt to empower millions of people who lack a reliable Internet connection around the world. Amazon is also working … Read more

Karnataka Government Invites Elon Musk to Set Up Business in State

[ad_1] The Karnataka government has extended an invitation to business magnate Elon Musk to set up businesses in the southern state.  Karnataka’s Minister for Commerce and Industries, Infrastructure MB Patil, in a Twitter post, wrote his state Karnataka is the “ideal destination” for Tesla’s expansion into India. “If Tesla considers setting up a plant in India, Karnataka, with its great potential and capabilities, I must say is The Destination,” he added. “As a progressive state and a thriving hub of innovation and technology, Karnataka stands ready … Read more

Elon Musk’s Starlink High-Speed Internet Service Eyes India, Faces Resistance From Reliance Jio Over Auctions

[ad_1] Elon Musk is eager to bring his Starlink satellite broadband to India, but the world’s richest man faces strong resistance from Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s wealthiest, who runs Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio.Following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US on Tuesday, Musk said he was keen to launch Starlink in … Read more

Elon Musk Says Tesla Looking to Invest in India; Starlink Will Also Enter the Country

[ad_1] Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the electric carmaker is looking to invest in India “as soon as humanly possible.” His comments followed a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York during Modi’s state visit to the United States. A source previously told Reuters that Musk would brief … Read more