Njalo ngezikhathi ezithile sithola isikhumbuzi sokuthi amaphakethe obuchwepheshe amakhulu ajule njengokuthi the Mariana Trench. Ukuthengwa kwe-Amazon kwenkampani yesathelayithi iGlobalstar kunikeza esinye salezo zikhumbuzo. Ngaphandle kokuchitha ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-200 kulo nyaka ezindlekweni zokunwetshwa kwe-AI kanye nokwenza ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-50 ekutshalweni kwe-OpenAI, i-Amazon isengathola izinhlamvu zemali ezimbalwa ezixekethile esofeni ukuze ithenge i-Globalstar.
I-Amazon ikhokha imali elinganiselwa ku-$4.6 billion futhi ikhipha isitoko njengamanje esingabiza u-$6.2 billion wenkampani yesathelayithi. Ngalokho, ithola ukwandisa ukunikezwa kwensizakalo yayo yesathelayithi ye-Leo broadband esazokwethulwa ukuze ifake amakhono aqondana neseli. Lokho kungasiza u-Leo aqhudelane ne-SpaceX's Starlink, esevele ihlinzeka ngensizakalo yeselula elinganiselwe nge-T-Mobile e-U.S. kanye nabanye abathwali phesheya kwezilwandle.
