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Billionaire Jeff Bezos is plotting to build a rival to the US military’s global positioning system (GPS) amid a dangerous rise in signal jamming since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Tech giant Amazon is planning to launch thousands of communications satellites – a US$10 billion ($16.5b) programme known as Project Kuiper – that will provide broadband signals to remote areas around the globe.
However, the online retail behemoth is now also hiring experts in “global navigation satellite systems” and “position navigation and timing” technology, which are at the root of GPS. Analysts believe it is laying the groundwork to develop an alternative system, which could provide a backup to the military-grade network if it is knocked offline or jammed by hostile powers. An Amazon spokesman said it did not comment on speculation.
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