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Kuiper Ignites a New Era: Amazon’s Satellite Internet Set to Disrupt the Global Market
Amazon is on the verge of launching Project Kuiper, its highly anticipated satellite broadband network, with coverage expected to debut across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, and Germany as early as the first quarter of 2026.
At the prestigious World Space Business Week in Paris on September 15, Ricky Freeman, who heads government operations for Project Kuiper, unveiled that Amazon’s commercial internet service is on pace for activation in these five crucial markets by March 2026, as cited by Bloomberg.
This update is a major leap forward for Amazon as it squares off against the likes of SpaceX’s Starlink in the fast-evolving satellite broadband arena. While past timelines speculated a late 2025 go-live, this announcement is the first to clearly define which customers and regions can anticipate early access.
Laying the Foundations for Worldwide Coverage
Freeman detailed that Amazon plans to have at least 200 next-gen satellites orbiting Earth before 2026, forming the technological foundation for their initial service phase. But Kuiper’s scope reaches far beyond this starting fleet. Amazon’s ambition is to ultimately launch over 3,200 satellites, creating an interconnected web for global high-speed broadband.
Looking ahead, the plan is for Kuiper to reach deeper into the southern hemisphere by late 2026, expanding access to as many as 26 countries. By the following year, equatorial nations will come online, with near-total worldwide coverage—including the most remote polar zones—projected between 2028 and 2029. Even after achieving its ambitious initial deployment, Amazon intends to continue bolstering Kuiper’s network by sending up additional satellites, cementing its place as a dominant force in the future of connectivity.