LA PLATA, Maryland — Amazon Project Kuiper 's choice of an all-Ka-band constellation was made to keep consumer-premises equipment prices low even if it meant a heavier and larger satellite, a senior Amazon official said.
The official said Project Kuiper is an obvious benefit to Amazon by linking the satellite network with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a hand-off that should assure lower latency connections.
In an Oct. 27 Washington Post podcast, David Limp, Amazon senior vice president for devices and . . .
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