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•  CNBC reports that "Amazon revealed a trio of satellite antennas on Tuesday, as the company prepares to take on SpaceX’s Starlink with its own Project Kuiper internet network … Project Kuiper is Amazon’s plan to build a network of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit, to provide high-speed internet to anywhere in the world. The Federal Communications Commission in 2020 authorized Amazon’s system, in which the company has said it will 'invest more than $10 billion' to build."

"The tech giant said the 'standard" version of the satellite antenna, also known as a customer terminal, is expected to cost Amazon less than $400 each to produce … An 'ultra-compact' model, which Amazon says is its smallest and most affordable, is a 7-inch square design that weighs about 1 pound and will offer speeds up to 100 Mbps. In additional to residential customers, Amazon plans to offer the antenna to government and enterprise customers for services like 'ground mobility and internet of things'."