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title: "Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) latency, plans and availability · Kilobat"
url: "https://kilobat.app/satellite-internet/amazon-leo"
description: "Amazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiper: Amazon’s enterprise preview and published terminal speeds, plus questions to ask about latency and plans."
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Satellite internet · Low Earth orbit

# Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper): what’s known, and what isn’t

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit network, formerly called Project Kuiper. Its enterprise preview began in November 2025; in October 2026 Amazon said initial service was planned for later that year. Check current availability and terms.

Low Earth orbit

## At a glance

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Orbit | Low Earth orbit. |
| Status | Enterprise preview began in November 2025. In October 2026 Amazon said initial service was planned for later that year; check current availability. |
| Terminals | Leo Ultra: up to 1 Gbps down and 400 Mbps up, by Amazon’s figures. Amazon also announced Leo Pro for preview customers. |
| Typical latency | Ask Amazon for current information. |
| Data and prices | Ask Amazon for current information. |
| Router admin | Ask Amazon for current information. |

## Latency

Ask Amazon or your service provider for a latency figure for your connection. Its announcement of the Leo Ultra terminal says the design aims to maximise throughput “while minimizing latency”, and that a direct connection to AWS lowers it for business customers. A low Earth orbit puts it in the same class as Starlink rather than Viasat or HughesNet, but orbital height alone does not establish the latency you will see.

## Data and fair use

Check Amazon’s current terms for plans, data allowances, prices and fair-use rules in your area.

## Router and dish

Ask your service provider for the terminal or router documentation and its local address.

## Known quirks

- **The name changed.** Amazon Leo is the former Project Kuiper. Older articles and forum posts use the old name.
- **Business first.** In November 2025 Amazon said it was shipping Leo Ultra and Leo Pro terminals to selected enterprise preview customers.

## Check with your provider

Ask about these details for your service:

- Typical latency and how it varies through the day.
- Home plans, data allowances, prices and what happens after any allowance.
- Whether customers get a public IPv4 address or share one (CGNAT), and IPv6.
- The router or terminal’s local address, and whether it has a status page.

## With Kilobat

When you have Amazon Leo, Kilobat works on it as on any connection: ping to your router and to the internet in the background, outages with whether your router kept answering, the stutter test, call reports, per-app data and budgets. These measurements are taken from your Mac; Kilobat does not read the Leo terminal itself.

## Sources

- [Amazon: Third-quarter 2026 results (Leo rollout plans)](https://ir.aboutamazon.com/news-release/news-release-details/2026/Amazon-com-Announces-Third-Quarter-Results/)
- [Amazon Leo: home page (personal service, waiting list)](https://leo.amazon.com/)
- [Amazon Leo: for business](https://leo.amazon.com/business/)
- [About Amazon: Amazon Leo Ultra and Leo Pro, the enterprise preview](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-satellite-internet-ultra-pro)

Plans, prices and rules change, often by country; check your provider’s current information.

## Other providers

- [Starlink](https://kilobat.app/satellite-internet/starlink): Low latency, short drops, CGNAT by default, plans that slow down after their data.
- [Viasat](https://kilobat.app/satellite-internet/viasat): Geostationary latency, data rules and gateway details to check for your plan.
- [HughesNet](https://kilobat.app/satellite-internet/hughesnet): Geostationary. Priority Data, then Standard Data that may slow during congestion.
- [Eutelsat OneWeb](https://kilobat.app/satellite-internet/eutelsat-oneweb): A low Earth orbit network for business, ships and planes. Plans come from the company that sells you service.
- [Satellite internet on a Mac](https://kilobat.app/satellite-internet): What goes wrong on a satellite link, and how to read it.