Amazon Internet is coming ... next year

Amazon announced this past week that its Internet service would begin service in 2024.

No exact date beyond that was announced in the letter to shareholders sent out last week.

CEO Andy Jassy also said that the expected price for equipment would be about $200 less than that of Starlink.

Beta service will begin some time next year:

Our teams have developed low-cost antennas (i.e. customer terminals) that will lower the barriers to access. We recently unveiled the new terminals that will communicate with the satellites passing overhead, and we expect to be able to produce our standard residential version for less than $400 each. They’re small: 11 inches square, 1 inch thick, and weigh less than 5 pounds without their mounting bracket, but they deliver speeds up to 400 megabits per second. And they’re powered by Amazon-designed baseband chips. We’re preparing to launch two prototype satellites to test the entire end-to-end communications network this year, and plan to be in beta with commercial customers in 2024.

While I'm happy with my Comcast home Internet service, it's nice to have other options. I may become unhappy with Comcast service one day, and want to have a viable option. Starlink is an option now, but an additional option is welcome, especially if the startup cost is cheaper. My Streaming Life is good, but I want to keep my options open.