Amazon demonstrated the largest antenna for Leoits competitor Starlink is scheduled to launch next year and is beginning to roll out services to select enterprise customers such as JetBlue Airlines in the US.
This new antenna is aimed at business and government users, but the company says it can achieve peak download speeds of 1 Gbps and upload speeds of 400 Mbps. It can also connect directly to Amazon Web Services and various other cloud networks. It also has a huge area of 20 by 30 inches.
Leo's previously announced Pro and Nano antennas are 11 and 7 inches in diameter, respectively. The larger one can reach speeds of 400 Mbps, while the smaller one can only go up to 100 Mbps. However, if they work in remote areas like Starlink, both will be solid upgrades for most people.
By comparison, a Starlink antenna can reach speeds of up to 400 Mbps, but most advertised plans are closer to 100-200 Mbps, which seems optimal for most people. According to the website, Starlink's most expensive plan has average speeds of 135 to 310 Mbps. However, the company said it is working on a new dish that can reach speeds of 1 Gbps. Edge.
Overall, it'll be great to see what happens in Canada, and we can hopefully see Leo launch here next year along with the US. The Canadian-led Telesat launch is still at least a year away. from launching low-Earth orbit satellites into the sky and won't offer services until 2027 at the earliest, but it doesn't have a specific date for when it will start offering services. It could also work with existing operators instead of offering its own services to compete with Leo and Starlink.
For additional context, Amazon has more than 150 satellites in orbit and SpaceX has more than 8,000, so it would take a long time for another company to build a low-orbit satellite footprint the size of Starlink. However, if you only want to cover Canada, you'll need significantly less.
We also mentioned Terrestar, another Canadian satellite company, previouslybut its purpose is to provide mobile phone services, so it won't compete with Leo and Telesat for home Internet customers. Instead, the company hopes to work with a Canadian carrier to compete with the recently launched Rogers/Starlink satellite cellular service.
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