Amazon's 5 000-satellite bet to beam calls to your phone

Amazon is deploying a 5,000-satellite constellation (Project Kuiper) to provide direct-to-device voice and messaging service, competing with Starlink and terrestrial mobile networks for global connectivity coverage.

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