Australia's internet network signs Amazon satellite service


The logo of Amazon is pictured at the company logistics center in Carquefou near Nantes, France, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's state-owned internet network hired Amazon's untested startup satellite service to link people who cannot access its terrestrial network, rather than tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's Starlink.

The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, is set to provide high-speed internet access to some 300,000 homes and businesses that NBN Co's terrestrial network does not reach.

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