The e-commerce giant is buying Globalstar, a satellite communications company, as it aims to expand its own satellite internet service to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Amazon's deal for Globalstar brings scale, spectrum, and services to its Leo proposition; the firm has also extended an airtime deal with Apple, and got back into private 5G.

With a SpaceX IPO pending, Amazon's Globalstar move spotlights its push to fuse satellite connectivity with AI-powered cloud services, today, April 14, 2026.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) announced it is acquiring satellite company Globalstar (NASDAQ:GSAT) for $11.6 billion, and the market delivered an immediate verdict. Amazon shares rose 5% on the news,

Chair Brendan Carr approved Amazon.com Inc.‘s acquisition of Globalstar Inc. on Tuesday, signalling the importance of competition in the space-based internet sector. ‘We’re Very Open-Minded,’ Says FCC Chair In an interview with CNBC,

Amazon is expanding its satellite ambitions with a new deal involving Globalstar, the company behind Apple’s emergency connectivity. The partnership signals a deeper push into direct-to-device communication and intensifies competition with Starlink,