Articles about Amazon Leo

SpaceX earnings: Elon Musk says Starlink could deliver most of the world’s internet within a decade

Elon Musk says Starlink could carry most of the world’s internet within a decade. SpaceX’s first earnings report as a public company showed the satellite business, built on satellites made in Redmond, is the only profitable part of the company. Read More

Campers looking at a smartphone with tent and streams of "Leo" logos in background

Amazon Leo seeks FCC approval to launch 5,105 satellites that would connect with mobile devices

Diredt-to-device network would complement connectivity via fixed antennas and Globalstar’s satellites. Read More

Night launch of Atlas 5 rocket with Amazon Leo satellites

Amazon Leo says its latest launch gives it enough satellites to start broadband internet service

Competition with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network is expected to begin in earnest later this year. Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle tech exec Brian Hall joins Mistral; Amazon departures; new Dropzone AI leader

After leadership roles at Microsoft, Amazon and Google, Brian Hall joins Mistral; Amazon’s VP of Alexa Domains retires; Dropzone AI names a head of product. Read More

FCC gives Amazon Leo more leeway on its satellite deployment schedule

The Federal Communications Commission has freed Amazon from a requirement to deploy the first 1,616 satellites in its Amazon Leo… Read More

Atlas 5 blasts off beneath cloudy skies, carrying Amazon Leo satellites into space

Blue Origin’s rocket blowup could cause big problems for NASA — and a satellite slowdown for Amazon Leo

With New Glenn rocket and its pad sidelined, NASA faces added complications in its moon exploration plans, while Amazon must turn to other launch providers to get satellites in orbit. Read More

New Glenn rockets sitting inside Blue Origin processing facility

Blue Origin readies New Glenn rocket to launch 48 Amazon Leo satellites after FAA clearance

Five weeks after previous New Glenn launch failed, two companies founded by Jeff Bezos announce a mission that would add to Amazon’s satellite broadband constellation. Read More

SpaceX is churning out 70 Starlink satellites a week in Redmond, and other tidbits from its IPO filing

SpaceX disclosed in its S-1 filing that its Redmond, Wash., facility produces approximately 70 Starlink satellites per week, putting hard production numbers on the operation for the first time. The filing also reveals Starlink’s financials and names several Pacific Northwest companies as competitors. Read More

At Tech Alliance annual luncheon, a stark analysis and a call to action

A McKinsey analysis presented at the Technology Alliance’s State of Technology luncheon warns that Washington’s nation-leading economic growth is projected to slow to the national average, driven by negative domestic migration, rising costs, and heavy reliance on a handful of giant employers. Read More

Amazon Leo's Rajeev Badyal and Chris Weber onstage during luncheon

Amazon Leo’s leaders provide an inside look at the satellite broadband network’s past and future

Find out how Jeff Bezos got the ball rolling in the competition with SpaceX’s Starlink for space-based connectivity — and how Project Kuiper became Amazon Leo. Read More

Amazon Leo VP Chris Weber at Mission Operations Center

Amazon Leo aims to double its pace as it gets set to roll out its satellite broadband network

One year after the start of its launch campaign, Amazon Leo is a ‘couple of months’ away from kicking off commercial service, VP says. Read More

Podcast

The tough new realities for startups, Amazon’s next big strategic bets, and Allbirds’ crazy AI pivot

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: A week of Seattle-area startup news shows how the AI era is reshaping the regional tech scene. Plus: Amazon makes bold bets again, Allbirds pivots to AI infrastructure, and a special trivia challenge looking back at GeekWire 200 history. Read More

Amazon payments to Bezos’ Blue Origin reach $1.8B as shareholders cite conflicts of interest

Amazon paid about $1.8 billion last year to Blue Origin, the aerospace company owned by its founder and board chair Jeff Bezos — nearly triple the amount the year before — as shareholders weigh a proposal citing his business interests outside Amazon as potential conflicts of interest. Read More

Amazon and Apple vs. Starlink: Globalstar satellite acquisition comes with a big iPhone bonus

Amazon’s deal for satellite operator Globalstar doesn’t just bulk up Amazon Leo — it brings Apple along for the ride, with a long-term agreement to power iPhone and Apple Watch satellite features. Read More

‘Not on a hunch’: Andy Jassy defends Amazon’s $200B spending spree

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reveals new details about AWS’s AI revenue and its booming chip business in a new shareholder letter that defends the company’s massive capital spending. Read More

Chasing Starlink, Amazon Leo strikes satellite Wi-Fi deal for future Delta flights

Amazon Leo has landed its highest-profile customer yet, reaching a deal with Delta Air Lines to provide satellite-powered Wi-Fi on 500 aircraft starting in 2028. The agreement gives Amazon’s fledgling satellite internet venture a big new partner as it races to catch up with SpaceX’s Starlink. Read More

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