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Amazon to FCC: Globalstar Spectrum Necessary to Compete in D2D Market

The company is planning to take over Apple’s 20 percent stake in Globalstar as part of its acquisition.

Jake Neenan

May 27, 2026 — 3 min read

Photo of an Amazon speaker during a 2017 company presentation in Seattle, Wash. by Elaine Thompson/AP

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2026 – Amazon is planning to deploy a new direct-to-device satellite constellation using Globalstar’s spectrum, the company told federal regulators Wednesday.

The company didn’t say how many units it would launch or what timeline it was aiming for, but said it had already developed special antenna systems designed for Globalstar’s spectrum holdings in the L-band, S-band, and 1.6/2.5 GigaHertz (GHz) spectrum holdings.

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