Amazon launching Leo isn’t surprising. They already have the reach and infrastructure, so the question is whether the model is good enough for real daily use. If the quality and tooling hold up, it’ll find its place. If not, it becomes another entry in an already crowded list.
Nor do they give actual latency figures. They only give numbers for throughput.
> Low Earth orbit satellite networks like Amazon Leo offer very broad coverage with even lower latency than traditional satellite internet because the satellites fly closer to Earth.
Amazon launching Leo isn’t surprising. They already have the reach and infrastructure, so the question is whether the model is good enough for real daily use. If the quality and tooling hold up, it’ll find its place. If not, it becomes another entry in an already crowded list.
I wouldn't say the market is crowded. What other constellations are available for general personal/business Internet service, besides Starlink?
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Fascinating that they came up with 14 questions and none of them addressed the price of the service.
Nor do they give actual latency figures. They only give numbers for throughput.
> Low Earth orbit satellite networks like Amazon Leo offer very broad coverage with even lower latency than traditional satellite internet because the satellites fly closer to Earth.