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Amazon Leo proposes 5105-satellite network for phone connectivity
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Amazon Leo has proposed a constellation of 5,105 satellites to provide direct-to-device voice, messaging, and data connectivity to smartphones in areas beyond terrestrial cellular networks, with deployment beginning in 2028. The move intensifies competition in satellite-to-phone services against SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile, and Lynk Global, and leverages Globalstar spectrum Amazon acquired earlier this year.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Telecom & Connectivity, and 26 sources have reported it between 27 Jul 2026 and 31 Jul 2026.
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Amazon is moving from selling broadband satellites to selling phone connectivity directly. If you build ground terminals, antenna arrays, or modem chips optimised for satellite-to-phone handshakes, you now have three proven buyers (SpaceX, AST, Amazon) racing to launch—and each needs you at scale by 2028.
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26 sources · first reported 27 Jul 2026 · latest 31 Jul 2026
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