Amazon Bets Big on Satellite Internet with Globalstar Acquisition

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Amazon is buying Globalstar for $10.8 billion to accelerate its satellite internet program (Project Kuiper/Leo), aiming to provide voice, data and messaging from space by 2028 and linking with Apple for emergency texting, as it competes with SpaceX's Starlink.
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