at the antennas it plans to offer customers for its upcoming satellite broadband service — Project Kuiper.
The standard unit measures 11 inches in length and width, has a 1-inch thickness, and weighs less than five pounds , excluding its mounting bracket. Amazon said its Project Kuiper standard antenna would be capable of supporting download speeds up to 400Mbps, making it one of the “most powerful commercially available” customer terminals of its size.Project Kuiper’s mobile unit measures 7 x 7 inches and weighs one pound .
The chip combines a smartphone 5G modem chip with the capabilities of cellular base stations, enabling the ability to handle traffic from thousands of customers at any given time.The prices of the antennas are not yet known, but Amazon said the standard antenna’s expected production cost would be about $400.