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- Bank of America sees Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) investment in Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, as a potential key revenue driver for the company.
- The funding could lead to “potentially strong long-term margins given high startup costs.”
- BofA says that Project Kuiper could deliver $7.1B in revenue for Amazon by 2032 assuming the company gains a 30% consumer share. For comparison, the bank noted that Starlink already has 6M customers.
- BCG data mentioned in an analyst note said that the global satellite communications service market could approach $40B in revenue by 2030.
- BofA added that Amazon could also see additional revenue streams from AWS enterprise and government customers who would use the Kuiper broadband.
- The bank reiterated its buy rating on Amazon and $248 price target (~11% upside based on July 9 close).
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