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Amazon Targets Starlink With $10 Billion Kuiper Push, Picks Kenya for First African Gateway

Amazon Inc. has selected Kenya as the site of its first satellite ground gateway in Africa, advancing its $10 billion Project Kuiper and setting up a deeper challenge to SpaceX’s Starlink in one of the world’s fastest-growing internet markets. The ground station—critical for linking low-Earth orbit satellites to terrestrial networks—will anchor Kuiper’s planned expansion across...

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