{"id":17077,"date":"2025-11-25T00:56:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/amazon-leo-starts-to-roll-out-its-fastest-satellite-internet-service-and-reveals-just-how-fast-itll-be\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T00:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:56:33","slug":"amazon-leo-starts-to-roll-out-its-fastest-satellite-internet-service-and-reveals-just-how-fast-itll-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/amazon-leo-starts-to-roll-out-its-fastest-satellite-internet-service-and-reveals-just-how-fast-itll-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Leo starts to roll out its fastest satellite internet service \u2014 and reveals just how fast it\u2019ll be"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251124-leo-antenna1-1260x864.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-901825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251124-leo-antenna1-1260x864.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251124-leo-antenna1-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251124-leo-antenna1-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251124-leo-antenna1-2048x1404.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"wp-element-caption\">A worker installs an Amazon Leo antenna at a Hunt Energy facility. (Amazon Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amazon Leo \u2014 the satellite internet service provider formerly known as Project Kuiper \u2014 says it has started shipping its top-of-the-line terminals to select customers for testing.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s announcement serves as further evidence that Amazon is closing in on providing space-based, high-speed access to the internet to customers around the world after years of preparation. Amazon Leo is still far behind SpaceX\u2019s Starlink satellite network, but the Seattle-based tech giant has lined up a wide array of partners to help get its network off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The top tier of Amazon Leo\u2019s global broadband service, known as Leo Ultra, will offer download speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second and upload speeds of up to 400 megabits per second, Amazon said today in a blog post. That\u2019s the first time Amazon has shared details about uplink performance.<\/p>\n<p>During an enterprise preview, some of Amazon\u2019s business customers will begin testing the network using production-grade hardware and software. Amazon said the preview will give its Leo teams \u201can opportunity to collect more customer feedback and tailor solutions for specific industries ahead of a broader rollout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazon Leo represents a massive opportunity for businesses operating in challenging environments,\u201d said Chris Weber, vice president of consumer and enterprise business for Amazon Leo. \u201cFrom our satellite and network design to our portfolio of high-performance phased array antennas, we\u2019ve designed Amazon Leo to meet the needs of some of the most complex business and government customers out there, and we\u2019re excited to provide them with the tools they need to transform their operations, no matter where they are in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 20-by-30-inch antennas for the Leo Ultra terminals are powered by a custom silicon chip that\u2019s been optimized for applications including videoconferencing, real-time monitoring and cloud computing. The service can connect directly to Amazon Web Services as well as other cloud and on-premise networks, allowing customers to move data securely from remote assets to private networks without touching the public internet, Amazon said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amazon Leo Ultra: World's Fastest Satellite Antenna | 1 Gbps Downloads + 400 Mbps Uploads\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DPd0wsXFlUo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In addition to Leo Ultra, Amazon will offer two lower tiers of service: Leo Nano, which will use a compact 7-inch antenna to provide download speeds of up to 100 Mbps; and Leo Pro, which will use a standard 11-inch antenna supporting download speeds of up to 400 Mbps.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon said it\u2019s shipping Leo Ultra and Leo Pro units to select companies for the preview program. \u201cWe\u2019ll expand the program to more customers as we add coverage and capacity to the network,\u201d the company said. Pricing details have not yet been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Among the companies listed as customers and partners in today\u2019s announcement are JetBlue, Vanu Inc., Hunt Energy Network, Connected Farms and NBN Co, which operates Australia\u2019s National Broadband Network. Amazon Leo\u2019s other announced partners include Verizon, Vodafone and Vodacom, L3Harris, NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT in Japan, plus DIRECTV Latin America and Sky Brasil.<\/p>\n<p>Photos released today by Amazon show installations of Leo hardware at Hunt Energy facilities, where the network will provide high-speed connectivity for Hunt\u2019s infrastructure assets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHunt Energy Company operates a wide range of energy assets across the globe, and this requires exceptional connectivity to be able to operate, maintain and deliver our products,\u201d said Hunter Hunt, CEO of Hunt Energy Holdings and board chairman of Hunt Energy\u2019s Skyward division. \u201cThe combination of Amazon Leo bandwidth capabilities and the secure private link is exactly what we needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JetBlue intends to use Amazon Leo to boost the low-cost airline\u2019s in-flight Wi-Fi service. \u201cHaving collaborated with Amazon before, we knew Amazon Leo would share our passion for customer-first innovation,\u201d JetBlue President Marty St. George said. \u201cChoosing Amazon Leo reflects our commitment to staying ahead of what customers want most when traveling, such as fast, reliable performance and flexibility in our free in-flight Wi-Fi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon Leo plans to offer high-speed satellite internet service to millions of people around the world, as well as to commercial ventures and government entities. But it still has a long way to go to follow through on that plan.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, 153 of Amazon\u2019s production-grade satellites have been launched into low Earth orbit (also known as LEO, an acronym that inspired the newly announced name of the service). Amazon plans to fill out its first-generation constellation with more than 3,000 additional satellites. Under the terms of its license from the Federal Communications Commission, half of those satellites are supposed to be launched by mid-2026. It seems likely that Amazon will seek an extension of that deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, SpaceX is continuing to expand its Starlink constellation and its subscriber base. There are more than 9,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, serving the needs of more than 8 million active customers around the world. Starlink satellites are built at SpaceX\u2019s facility in Redmond, Wash., while Amazon Leo satellites are built nearby at a production facility in Kirkland, Wash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A worker installs an Amazon Leo antenna at a Hunt Energy facility. (Amazon Photo) Amazon Leo \u2014 the satellite internet service provider formerly known as Project Kuiper \u2014 says it has started shipping its top-of-the-line terminals to select customers for testing. Today\u2019s announcement serves as further evidence that Amazon is closing in on providing space-based, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[688,962,20,4336,442,21],"class_list":["post-17077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-amazon-leo","tag-project-kuiper","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-broadband","tag-satellites","tag-space"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17077"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}