--- title: Amazon’s new satellite network for mobile phones could... description: Amazon has filed an FCC application to operate a new constellation of 5,105 satellites aimed at providing satellite-to-mobile phone connectivity, with launches... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-satellite-network-for-mobile-phones-could-turn-up-the-heat-on-spacex-q2c3tu8v3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Amazon’s new satellite network for mobile phones could turn up the heat on SpaceX | daily.dev og:description: Amazon has filed an FCC application to operate a new constellation of 5,105 satellites aimed at providing satellite-to-mobile phone connectivity, with launches... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-satellite-network-for-mobile-phones-could-turn-up-the-heat-on-spacex-q2c3tu8v3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/q2C3tU8V3.png og:image:alt: Amazon’s new satellite network for mobile phones could turn up the heat on SpaceX 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’s new satellite network for mobile phones could turn up the heat on SpaceX **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Amazon has filed an FCC application to operate a new constellation of 5,105 satellites aimed at providing satellite-to-mobile phone connectivity, with launches planned for 2028. The move follows Amazon's acquisition of Globalstar and its spectrum assets, and sets up direct competition with SpaceX, which dominates both satellite internet and satellite-to-mobile markets. However, the commercial viability of satellite-to-mobile remains uncertain — T-Mobile's CEO noted satellite usage was just 0.0002% of total network traffic. Amazon also faces a launch challenge after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket was grounded following a pad explosion in May. Despite these hurdles, Amazon's $255 billion in current assets gives it staying power to continue investing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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