Amazon Leo, Blue Origin, AWS, and Globalstar are components of Amazon’s vertically integrated satellite infrastructure stack.
Amazon is in talks to buy Globalstar.
Amazon is in discussions with Globalstar about potentially acquiring the company.
Globalstar’s stock price has increased by nearly 300% over the past year.
Globalstar’s market capitalization is around $10 billion.
Globalstar reserves 85% of its network capacity for Apple’s emergency satellite messaging service.
Globalstar has been Apple’s partner for emergency satellite messaging since 2022.
Apple holds a 20% stake in Globalstar.
Globalstar operates a satellite constellation in low Earth orbit and 28 ground stations across 18 countries and six continents.
Apple invested $1.5 billion in Globalstar in 2024 for a 20% equity stake.
Amazon proposed a Sovereign Priority Waveform that would give Globalstar and Apple emergency packets absolute priority over other traffic in the constellation.
Amazon was in advanced negotiations on April 1 and 2, 2026 to acquire Globalstar for approximately $9 billion.
The proposed acquisition would integrate Globalstar’s assets into Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper.
Globalstar shares rose by more than 24% after the acquisition reports and reached an 18-year high in early April trading.
Apple secured 85% of Globalstar’s network capacity for iPhone features including Emergency SOS and Messages via satellite.
As of April 2, 2026, the FCC was reviewing interference mitigation strategies that Amazon intends to use for Amazon Leo and Globalstar spectrum coexistence.
MDA Space is finalizing a new manufacturing facility in Quebec to meet demand from the Telesat Lightspeed and Globalstar constellations.
Globalstar Inc. reported record 2025 revenue of $273 million.
Globalstar Inc. is based in La Plata, Maryland.
MDA Space is ramping production of the Globalstar satellite bus.