The billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk They seem to have transferred their strong rivalry to the local terrain with the landing, scheduled for this year, of amazon and starlinkboth satellite internet service provider companies.
The battle between the two American businessmen had several chapters, which included everything from insults to threats of a physical encounter to the bizarre space race. And everything seems to indicate that the Uruguayan market will once again strain that rivalry.
Starlink, the satellite internet company Elon Muskannounced in November that it will arrive in the country starting in the second quarter of this year, while the government continues the efforts to teslathe electric car manufacturer, also landed in Uruguay.
To have the service of the satellite operator of the owner of x (exTwitter) it will be necessary to make the reservation through a deposit that will have to be paid in advance.
The total price to reserve Starlink service is $9 and orders will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis in each coverage area. To do this, in addition to payment, it will be necessary to complete personal information as well as the data necessary to carry out the corresponding billing.
The announcement of Amazon’s arrival was more recent. A week ago the government authorized the company Jeff Bezos -who was dethroned as the richest man in the world by Elon Musk– to offer its satellite internet service to companies through the Kuiper Project.
As reported by the Communications Services Regulatory Unit (Ursec), the license that Amazon will access is only for companies and not for individual users. To do this, you will have to pay 75,000 Indexed Units (UI), that is, about 440,430 pesos (10,983 dollars), within the first 30 calendar days of publishing the resolution.
The company of Jeff Bezos It must report the number of satellites in its network that are in operational condition in May and November of each year, as well as “keep updated information on the telecommunications service licensees to whom it provides the service.”
According to the specialized site Wired, Amazon’s project to compete directly with Starlink is still in the initial stage. The satellites that will make up the Kuiper network will begin to be put into orbit this year.
While the company Elon Musk Not only does it already have a network in orbit, but it offers a high-speed service (300 mbps) and has waiting lists for users to receive their antennas.
Source: Ambito
