Amazon Leo Is Ready to Begin Limited Internet Service Later This Year

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But the satellite internet company has a long way to go to catch up to established rival Starlink.

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Amazon Leo is ready to begin limited internet service later this year, but it's far behind Starlink -- several thousand satellites behind.

Amazon launched 29 more satellites into low-Earth orbit on Thursday, bringing its total to 396 and positioning the company to begin offering internet service to a relatively small customer base. Leo business and product VP Chris Weber posted on X that the company will be able "to support continuous service across initial latitudes."

Still lots of work ahead -- including raising all these new satellites to their assigned altitude --...

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