Publicly Owned Globalstar, a subsidiary of Amazon and headquartered in the United States, was founded in 1993 and employs approximately 400 individuals. The company reported $273.0M in revenue as of 2025. Globalstar provides mobile satellite services and terrestrial wireless connectivity, operating a proprietary constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to deliver communication solutions in remote areas where terrestrial networks are unavailable or unreliable. Its business model focuses on a "Satellite-as-a-Infrastructure" strategy, which includes a partnership with Apple to power Emergency SOS via satellite for the iPhone, as well as an agreement to expand the Amazon LEO satellite network. Leveraging its spectrum assets (Band n53) and terrestrial radio technology (XCOM RAN), Globalstar offers connectivity for industrial IoT, emergency services, and consumer safety on a global scale.
On July 31, reports indicated that Amazon Leo filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking approval to deploy a constellation of up to 5105 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Amazon, through its Kuiper Systems LLC, formally submitted this request on July 24, 2026, for the Amazon Leo Direct-to-Device (D2D) project. The initiative aims to deliver voice, messaging, data, and emergency services directly to compatible mobile devices, including unmodified 4G and 5G smartphones, in areas without cell tower coverage. This development emerges as Globalstar Inc., a satellite communications provider preparing for a pending acquisition by Amazon, is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings on Thursday. Analysts anticipate Globalstar will post a loss of 2.6 cents per share on revenue of $72.4 million. This would represent a sequential improvement from the first quarter, when the company reported a loss of 10.6 cents per share on revenue of $70.1 million.
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