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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Amazon's Project Kuiper, which uses optical inter-satellite link (OISL) technology to connect more than 3,000 satellites in a mesh network that blankets Earth, just cleared a final hurdle needed to launch next year.
Similar to SpaceX's Starlink, Project Kuiper is Amazon's plan to provide high-speed internet by launching and connecting 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).
The firm launched two prototype satellites in October and began testing the systems required for the network to operate.
One key test was validating the optical inter-satellite link (OISL) technology, which uses infrared lasers to send data between the spacecraft.
Currently, Earthbound optical fiber cables power high-speed internet services by using light to transmit data over great distances.
Amazon plans for Project Kuiper to offer speeds of up to 400 megabits per second for most consumers when fully deployed in 2029.
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