Jeff Bezos And Elon Musk Set To Battle For Dominance In The Sky: Amazon Gears Up To Launch Over 3,000 Low-Earth Orbit Satellites
Jeff Bezos And Elon Musk Set To Battle For Dominance In The Sky: Amazon Gears Up To Launch Over 3,000 Low-Earth Orbit Satellites
Despite SpaceX's significant head start, industry insiders believe Amazon has the potential to challenge Starlink, especially with its cash reserve expected to reach $100 billion this year. Amazon's venture is less focused on profit and more on expanding its global broadband network and Prime customer base.Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is preparing to dispatch hundreds of small satellites into orbit, setting the stage for a face-off with Elon Musk's SpaceX in the U.K.'s airspace.
亚马逊公司（NASDAQ:AMZN）正在准备将数百颗小型卫星送入轨道，开启与埃隆·马斯克的SpaceX在英国空域的对决。
What Happened: Amazon is planning to launch over 3,000 low-Earth-orbit satellites to provide internet connectivity to remote areas, The Telegraph reported on Monday. The first rocket mission is slated for the end of the year. This move places Amazon's executive chairman, Jeff Bezos, in direct competition with Musk, whose company SpaceX has already launched a 6,000-satellite constellation.
据《泰晤士报》周一报道，亚马逊计划发射超过3,000颗低地球轨道卫星，为偏远地区提供互联网连接。首次火箭任务定于今年年底进行。这一举措将使亚马逊的执行主席杰夫·贝佐斯直接与马斯克展开竞争，后者的SpaceX公司已经发射了一颗6,000颗卫星的星座。
SpaceX, valued at a reported $200 billion, already has 42,000 customers in the U.K. and is seeking to expand its service. Meanwhile, Amazon is awaiting approval from the U.K.'s telecom regulator, Ofcom, to bring its service to the U.K.
根据报道，价值约2000亿美元的SpaceX已经在英国拥有42,000名客户，并希望扩大其服务范围。与此同时，亚马逊正在等待英国电信监管机构Ofcom的批准，将其服务引入英国。
Despite SpaceX's significant head start, industry insiders believe Amazon has the potential to challenge Starlink, especially with its cash reserve expected to reach $100 billion this year. Amazon's venture is less focused on profit and more on expanding its global broadband network and Prime customer base.
尽管SpaceX有着明显的先发优势，行业内部人士认为亚马逊有潜力挑战Starlink，特别是在今年预计达到1000亿美元的现金储备下。亚马逊的创业公司更注重扩大全球宽带网络和Prime客户基础，而不是追求利润。
The rivalry between Bezos and Musk could soon intensify in the U.K.'s broadband and mobile market, with satellite technology seen as a potential alternative to costly and disruptive roadworks for fibre installation in remote areas.
贝佐斯和马斯克之间的竞争可能很快在英国的宽带和移动市场中升级，卫星技术被视为在偏远地区安装光纤的昂贵和破坏性道路施工的潜在替代方案。
Why It Matters: This development comes as a continuation of the escalating space race between Bezos and Musk. Earlier this month, Amazon's Project Kuiper, a satellite internet constellation initiative, secured eight licenses and purchased land in New Zealand. This move coincided with Musk's SpaceX satellite service, Starlink, expanding its customer base in New Zealand from 12,000 to 37,000 in 2023. As the billionaires vie for dominance in the UK's skies, the competition is expected to reshape the country's broadband and mobile market.
为什么这重要：这一发展是贝佐斯和马斯克之间不断升级的太空竞赛的延续。本月早些时候，亚马逊的Project Kuiper卫星互联网星座计划在新西兰获得了八个许可，并购买了土地。与此同时，马斯克的SpaceX卫星服务Starlink在2023年将其在新西兰的客户基础从12,000人增加到37,000人。随着这些亿万富翁们在英国天空中争夺主导地位，竞争预计将重新塑造该国的宽带和移动市场。
No 'Razzle-Dazzle' With Latest iPhone, But Apple Wowed With These 2 'Glowtime' Announcements, Says Gurman
格曼表示，最新款iPhone没有带来丰富多彩的体验，不过苹果用这两个令人惊叹的"Glowtime"公告令人叹为观止。
This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Pooja Rajkumari
这个故事是使用Benzinga Neuro生成并由Pooja Rajkumari编辑的
