Amazon has taken over the Facebook network

The satellite internet competition also includes the best players such as SpaceX, Amazon, Softbank and Facebook. However, Facebook has now thrown in the towel in that business, selling its Video Group on Amazon, More they say. For Amazon, it is a key element in its quest to establish Project Kuiper satellites and the acquisition of SpaceX’s satellites Starlink a large cluster of stars.

Like Starlink, Project Kuiper was designed to create the latest, most advanced connections for users around the world. Amazon aims to have a total of 3,236 satellites around 2029, half of which will be launched in 2026. It also plans to build 12 international stations around the world to accommodate satellites.

The company says it will spend more than $ 10 billion on all of this and the recent receivables FAA accreditation about this work. It announced again last year to use the reliable United Launch Alliance rocket of Atlas V to launch the first satellite.

Amazon has greatly expanded the recruitment of Project Kuiper to its headquarters in Redmond, with over 500 employees and 200 open spaces. Employees from Facebook are said to live in the Los Angeles area and include physicists and manufacturers of optical, prototyping, mechanical and software engineers. Former Facebook California communications manager Jin Bains has now been appointed Ku Kuiper director LinkedIn page.

In the meantime, it seems Facebook is stepping out of the satellite business with a strong focus on global systems, having invested in underground and inland services and wireless services. ExpressWiFi. The company launched the “Athena” satellite through its company PointView Tech, but it was just a trial instead of just starting a satellite internet company. With the sale of its satellite group on Amazon, it seems that any potential ambitions in the region are gone.