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The Information’s report also provided details about the skillset of the employees transferred to Kuiper. These include “physicists as well as optical, prototyping, mechanical and software engineers who have worked on aeronautical systems and wireless networks,” according to GeekkWire.
According to The Information, as quoted by GeekWire:
Facebook’s decision to provide Amazo with its networking personnel comes as the company does not participate in the satellite internet sector. Other tech giants such as Google and Microsoft have teamed up with Starlink for use cases such as cloud-based data centers in remote regions.
Starlink is currently part of a debate at the FCC, seeking input from all parties on whether to set new rules for spectrum sharing in the 12GHz band. Starlink and other satellite companies oppose any changes, which their terrestrial counterparts argue that the U.S. will miss out on the economic benefits offered by 5G connectivity if they are hindered from populating the spectrum band.
