Amazon Leo Arrives: The 1 Gbps ‘Ultra’ Antenna That Wants to Eat Starlink’s Lunch
Amazon rebrands Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo, launching a 1 Gbps antenna to challenge Starlink’s enterprise dominance with massive upload speeds...
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Amazon has rebranded its satellite internet initiative as Amazon Leo, unveiling a new hardware lineup to challenge Starlink's market dominance. The new service emphasizes enterprise reliability, particularly for data-heavy industries, with its flagship Leo Ultra antenna offering significantly faster upload speeds than competitors.
- The Leo Ultra antenna promises speeds of 1 Gbps for downloads and a critical 400 Mbps for uploads.
- Amazon Leo targets enterprise reliability and private networking through its Direct to AWS feature, bypassing the public internet.
- Despite superior technical specifications on paper, Amazon Leo currently operates with only 153 satellites, a significant contrast to Starlink's 8,800, necessitating a rapid launch schedule.
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