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Amazon is trying to buy Globalstar to compete with SpaceX's Starlink

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14 Apr
Amazon said it would acquire Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its fledgling satellite business as it looks to take on Elon Musk-led bigger rival Starlink reut.rs/4tPGebW

Amazon said it would acquire Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its fledgling satellite business as it looks to take on Elon Musk-led bigger rival Starlink

OPINION · WHO · ReutersOPEN STORY
27 Jul
Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028

Amazon filed an FCC application on Saturday to launch a new Leo satellite constellation that will provide direct-to-device satellite service for "voice, messaging, data, and

REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
14 Apr
Amazon nears deal to buy Globalstar, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4svWi1e

Amazon nears deal to buy Globalstar, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4svWi1e

OPINION · WHAT · ReutersOPEN STORY
15 Apr
Amazon yesterday announced two satellite deals that it hopes will make its Amazon Leo network a more formidable competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink.

Amazon yesterday announced two satellite deals that it hopes will make its Amazon Leo network a more formidable competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink.

OPINION · WHEN · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
2 Jul
Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor

Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
19 Oct
European telecom groups mull bid for mobile satellite spectrum reut.rs/4z7cl9Z

European telecom groups mull bid for mobile satellite spectrum reut.rs/4z7cl9Z

OPINION · WHAT · ReutersOPEN STORY
14 Apr
Apple and Amazon are teaming up to challenge Starlink’s smartphone ambitions

Apple and Amazon are teaming up to challenge Starlink’s smartphone ambitions

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
26 Jun
The move would require Starlink to build a new retail offering by selling mobile contracts to individual customers, competing directly with the three big US network operators Verizon Wireless, AT&T, a

The move would require Starlink to build a new retail offering by selling mobile contracts to individual customers, competing directly with the three big US network operators

OPINION · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
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