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Amazon Launches Its First Batch of Kuiper Internet Satellites Into Orbit
Amazon has finally launched its first batch of Project Kuiper satellites. This deployment, which was significantly delayed due to manufacturing slowdowns and last-minute launch cancelations, marks a major step in the development of Amazon’s satellite broadband internet service. While this is a noteworthy moment for Project Kuiper, the details are actually somewhat unimpressive. Amazon sent just 27 satellites into low-Earth…
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T-Mobile Is Testing Emergency Alerts From Satellites
T-Mobile announced Wednesday that, for the first time in the United States, it has transmitted a wireless emergency alert (WEA) using satellites. The system’s initial test took place on September 5 when a simulated evacuation alert was transmitted into low Earth orbit where it was picked up by a Starlink satellite and retransmitted across a set geographic area to T-mobile…
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