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Amazon: Project Kuiper to Begin U.S. Service Within About Six Months

Kuiper plans to expand service to five countries by the first half of 2026.

Naomi Jindra

Sep 17, 2025 — 1 min read

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2025 − Starlink’s one and only rival said it is ready to begin connecting Internet customers.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper said this week it plans to begin broadband service in six months, even though only a little more than a hundred satellites are currently in orbit.

At the World Space Business Week conference in Paris, Ricky Freeman, president of Amazon Kuiper Government Solutions, said the Amazon-owned company expects to provide service in five countries, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States by the end of the second quarter next year, according to various news outlets.

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