# Project Kuiper
Latest news and articles about Project Kuiper
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The New Infrastructure Frontier: China’s Data Surge and the Orbital Internet Race
This report examines the simultaneous expansion of Amazon’s satellite internet constellation and China’s strategic consolidation of over 116,000 high-quality datasets. It highlights the growing importance of data as a national resource and the rapid maturation of the AI hardware and software sectors in East Asia.
Amazon Cleared to Add 4,500 Satellites — Kuiper’s LEO Service Nears Launch as Orbital Competition Intensifies
The FCC has authorised Amazon to add 4,500 satellites, bringing its Kuiper/Leo constellation to about 7,700 craft and positioning the company to start commercial LEO internet service later this year. Amazon is accelerating launches through multiple providers, seeking deadline relief from the FCC, and entering a scaling race with SpaceX, whose far larger satellite ambitions could reshape launch economics and orbital governance.