An estimated 300,000 homes will benefit from next-gen connectivity as Project Kuiper replaces the aging Sky Muster network.
An NBN Skymuster Satellite Truck in front of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Sept. 14, 2016. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
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Australians in rural and remote areas are expected to receive an internet upgrade through a new partnership between Amazon’s Project Kuiper and the National Broadband Network (NBN).
The agreement will see Kuiper’s advanced low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology gradually replace the decade-old Sky Muster service beginning mid-2026.
Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
