亚马逊已向美国联邦通信委员会（FCC）申请许可，计划发射 5,000 颗卫星建立直连装置网路，从太空为手机提供行动服务。这项低轨道卫星网路将在没有基地台覆盖的地区提供全球性的简讯、数据和紧急救援服务。

此举是亚马逊为了加强与 SpaceX 的竞争，并紧接在该公司宣布斥资 116 亿美元收购卫星公司 Globalstar 之后，这笔交易赋予了亚马逊向手机传输数据的频谱权利。亚马逊也将延续与 Vodafone 和 DirecTV 等传统电信商的合作模式。

此外，亚马逊目前正在建置另一个名为 Amazon Leo 的独立网路系统，主要用于宽频网路传输，并已与苹果公司达成协议，为 iPhone 和 Apple Watch 提供卫星服务。直连装置网路则预计于 2028 年开始部署。

Amazon has requested permission from the US Federal Communications Commission to launch a direct-to-device network of 5,000 satellites to provide mobile services to cell phones from space. This low-Earth orbit network will offer global coverage for messaging, data, and emergency services in areas without cell tower reception.

This move intensifies Amazon's competition with SpaceX and follows its $11.6 billion acquisition of the satellite company Globalstar, which grants spectrum rights for beaming data to phones. Amazon will also continue to partner with traditional telecommunications companies like Vodafone and DirecTV.

Separately, Amazon is building another network called Amazon Leo to beam broadband internet to Earth receivers and has partnered with Apple to provide satellite services for iPhones and Apple Watches. The new direct-to-device network is expected to begin deployment in 2028.