Last year we heard that Jio was branching out to bring internet satellite services to India. And now we may soon have a new contender. Amazon is reportedly in talks with authorities to bring its satellite broadband service called Project Kuiper to India. Take a look at the details.
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A recent report by the Economic Times confirms that Amazon will bring Project Kuiper to India. For this, the tech giant is seeking key approvals from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre. It also plans to apply for the Global Mobile Personal Communications Satellite Services (GMPCS) license with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for its broadband service to reach Indians even in rural areas.
For the uninitiated, Amazon's Project Kuiper, which started in 2018, aims to provide affordable and faster broadband services globally, and this is specifically for people and areas that still lack proper internet service. Amazon aims to use 3,236 low earth orbit (LEO) satellites for reliable broadband coverage.
Amazon wants to provide internet with up to 1 Gbps speeds, which will primarily be intended for businesses and government. There will be up to 400 Mbps speeds for commercial use. There's no word on when Amazon will introduce the service, but this should start serving early customers in late 2024 and should deploy half of its satellites by 2026. We also don't know about its pricing, but this should be available, especially in India .
