Kuiper Likely Aims to Help Grow Amazon's Cloud Business: Consultant

Pointing to Amazon now having 100-plus Kuiper satellites in orbit (see 2508110058), satellite consultant Christian von der Ropp wrote Wednesday that the company doesn't need Kuiper to be directly profitable, unlike SpaceX and Starlink. He said Amazon's strategy is likely to use global, private cloud connectivity to drive growth in its cloud business. Kuiper's costs will be subsidized by higher-value cloud services, von der Ropp said.