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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Amazon aims to branch into UK internet market with satellite broadband plan

An Atlas 5 rocket with Amazon's Project Kuiper protoflight spacecraft lifts off from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
An Atlas 5 rocket with Amazon's Project Kuiper protoflight spacecraft lifts off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Photograph: Terry Renna/AP

Amazon is hoping to offer a satellite broadband service in the UK within the next two years as it prepares to launch a constellation of spacecraft that could ultimately deliver a mobile signal even to the most remote areas.

The tech company, founded by Jeff Bezos, said it would seek access to British radio frequencies “over the next one to two years” as it prepares to offer satellite internet, according to a regulatory filing first reported by the Sunday Telegraph.

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