--- title: Amazon asked the FCC to approve 5,105 satellites for a... description: Amazon has filed with the FCC to launch 5,105 satellites for a direct-to-device (D2D) network that would deliver internet connectivity directly to smartphones... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-asked-the-fcc-to-approve-5-105-satellites-for-a-network-that-sends-internet-straight-to-your--b8kd8u2c5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Amazon asked the FCC to approve 5,105 satellites for a network that sends internet straight to your phone | daily.dev og:description: Amazon has filed with the FCC to launch 5,105 satellites for a direct-to-device (D2D) network that would deliver internet connectivity directly to smartphones... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-asked-the-fcc-to-approve-5-105-satellites-for-a-network-that-sends-internet-straight-to-your--b8kd8u2c5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/b8kD8U2C5.png og:image:alt: Amazon asked the FCC to approve 5,105 satellites for a network that sends internet straight to your phone og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Amazon asked the FCC to approve 5,105 satellites for a network that sends internet straight to your phone **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Amazon has filed with the FCC to launch 5,105 satellites for a direct-to-device (D2D) network that would deliver internet connectivity directly to smartphones without cell towers. The constellation combines Amazon's existing Kuiper infrastructure with assets from Globalstar, which Amazon is acquiring for $11.6 billion. Deployment is expected to begin in 2028. The combined fleet would exceed 8,300 satellites, making Amazon the second-largest satellite operator after SpaceX, which already offers D2D service via Starlink Mobile in partnership with T-Mobile. Amazon currently has over 390 Kuiper satellites in orbit and must deploy all 3,232 first-generation satellites by July 2029. The Globalstar deal, expected to close in 2027, provides the terrestrial spectrum licenses required to legally transmit to phones. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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