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Amazon acquisirà le attività satellitari, le infrastrutture, le risorse esistenti e le licenze di spettro MSS globali di Globalstar.
Globalstar entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Amazon.com, Inc. on April 13, 2026.
The Globalstar-Amazon merger is expected to close in 2027.
A downward adjustment of up to $110 million may be applied to the consideration in the Globalstar-Amazon merger if the operational milestones are not met.
The Amazon acquisition is intended to integrate Globalstar’s Mobile Satellite Services spectrum and operational expertise into the Amazon Leo network to enable direct-to-device services for future generations of low Earth orbit satellites.
The Amazon merger values Globalstar at approximately $11.6 billion.
The Globalstar-Amazon merger is subject to regulatory approvals and the achievement of specific operational milestones.
Under the Amazon merger agreement, Globalstar stockholders may elect to receive either $90.00 in cash per share or 0.3210 shares of Amazon common stock.
Amazon’s acquisition of Globalstar is intended to secure Band n53 spectrum and direct-to-device connectivity infrastructure for a consumer electronics ecosystem with hundreds of millions of users.
Amazon’s acquisition of Globalstar was confirmed at $11.57 billion.
Amazon has contracted launch capacity from United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, and Blue Origin for Amazon Leo.
Amazon had about 1,500 satellites in orbit at Amazon Leo’s beta launch.
Amazon planned 20 additional Amazon Leo launches in 2026.
United Launch Alliance had three Atlas V missions remaining under contract for Amazon Leo before transition to Vulcan Centaur.
Some analyses cited internal Amazon projections targeting a $20 billion revenue stream for Amazon Leo.
SpaceX and Amazon supported the FCC’s satellite spectrum-sharing overhaul.
The Atlas V 551 launch for Amazon Leo 7 is targeted for May 22, 2026 and will deliver 29 advanced broadband satellites into low Earth orbit for Amazon’s constellation.
SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and Eutelsat’s OneWeb network are among the low Earth orbit broadband constellations cited as having deployed hundreds to thousands of satellites.
Amazon’s agreement to acquire Globalstar is valued at approximately $11.57 billion.
Amazon’s acquisition of Globalstar is expected to close in 2027.