Amazon is reportedly planning to roll out its Kuiper satellites service in Vietnam.

Reuters confirmed the news on Wednesday, citing a statement from the country’s Ministry of Science and Technology.

According to the news agency, the statement was released after Vietnamese deputy minister Pham Duc Long and Amazon's head of global licensing and Kuiper project, Gonzalo de Dios, met in Hanoi on Tuesday.

In the statement, the Ministry of Science and Technology confirmed that Amazon has allocated $570 million to develop infrastructure in the region, including up to six ground stations and terminal manufacturing facilities in the Bac Ninh province.

The Ministry added that these developments will lead Amazon to forge local partnerships in the country.

The government agency also confirmed that the US tech giant has registered a local entity called Amazon Kuiper Vietnam Co based in Ho Chi Minh City and applied for approval to provide low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services as it seeks to sign a five-year agreement to serve consumer, business and government subscribers.

Amazon's satellite internet network is designed to provide fast and reliable broadband to underserved and unserved communities globally, through the deployment of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).

The system combines LEO satellites, customer terminals, ground gateways, and networking infrastructure to deliver high-performance connectivity for individual consumers, businesses, and organisations.

Rival Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has already received approval in Vietnam for an experimental launch programme that is expected to last until the end of 2030, with a five-year trial period to test its satellite services in the country.

The pilot programme includes both fixed and mobile satellite services, including connectivity for ships and aircraft, with a maximum limit of 600,000 subscribers during the trial period, according to a statement published on the Vietnamese government's website.

Last month, SpaceX's Starlink internet network suffered an extensive global outage, preventing thousands of users from connecting online.

As of July 2025, Space X has launched over 9,200 Starlink satellites, with nearly 7,000 currently operational.

The constellation supports Starlink’s global internet service, which now reaches over 140 countries and serves more than six million users worldwide.

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