By Eliana Raszewski
作者：埃利安娜·拉謝夫斯基
Buenos Aires, June 13 (Reuters) - Amazon Amzn.o and Telecommunications Firm Vrio Will Jointly Launch a Satellite Internet Service in Seven South American Countries, the Two Parties Said on Thursday, Putting Them in Direct Competition With Elon Musk's Starlink.
布宜諾斯艾利斯6月13日電（路透社）——亞馬遜 Amzn.o 雙方週四表示，電信公司Vrio將在七個南美國家共同推出衛星互聯網服務，這使他們與埃隆·馬斯克的Starlink直接競爭。
Vrio, the U.S. Firm That Manages the Latin American Branch of Directv as Well as Sky Brasil, Will Offer the Service to Customers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
管理Directv拉丁美洲分公司以及巴西天空電視臺的美國公司Vrio將爲阿根廷、巴西、智利、烏拉圭、秘魯、厄瓜多爾和哥倫比亞的客戶提供服務。
"We Think the Opportunity Is Huge," Lucas Werthein, Vice President of Vrio, Told Reuters.
Vrio副總裁盧卡斯·韋爾泰因告訴路透社：“我們認爲機會是巨大的。”
Amazon's Project Kuiper, Started by a Former Starlink Employee, Will Provide Internet Using Satellites in What Is Known as Low Earth Orbit.
亞馬遜的柯伊伯項目由Starlink的一位前員工發起，將在所謂的低地球軌道上使用衛星提供互聯網。
"Around 200 Million People in the Region Have Poor, Little or No Internet Access," Werthein Said, Citing World Bank Estimates. "Add to That the Geographical Terrain, and, of Course, a Continent That Has Challenges in Making Large Infrastructure Investments."
韋爾泰因援引世界銀行的估計說：“該地區約有2億人的互聯網接入條件差，很少或根本沒有互聯網接入。”“再加上地理地形，當然還有一個在進行大型基礎設施投資方面面臨挑戰的大陸。”
The Service Is Set to Come Online in Mid-2025, Starting in Argentina, According to Project Kuiper's Launch Plan.
根據柯伊伯項目的啓動計劃，該服務定於2025年中期上線，從阿根廷開始。
Project Kuiper Will Outline Its Plan in Coming Months to Put 3,236 Satellites in the Sky, the Firm's Latin American Business Development Head, Bruno Henriques, Said.
柯伊伯項目拉丁美洲業務發展負責人布魯諾·亨裏克斯表示，該公司將在未來幾個月內概述其在空中發射3,236顆衛星的計劃。
Amazon Said in 2019 That It Planned to Invest $10 Billion in the Project.
亞馬遜在 2019 年說過 計劃投資100億美元 在項目中。
"Our Goal Is That All Customers, Whether They Live in Urban, Suburban or Rural Areas Have the Same Level of Broadband Access," Henriques Said.
亨裏克斯說：“我們的目標是，所有客戶，無論他們生活在城市、郊區還是農村地區，都擁有相同水平的寬帶接入。”
(Reporting by Eliana Raszewski; Writing by Kylie Madry; Editing by SAM Holmes)
（埃利安娜·拉謝夫斯基報道；凱莉·馬德里撰寫；山姆·霍姆斯編輯）
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