Amazon Seeks FCC Nod to Beam Satellite Coverage to Mobile Phones
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Amazon’s request to launch a 5,000-satellite direct-to-device network is a bet that basic mobile coverage becomes a global commodity layer. If you build consumer or logistics products, assume “no signal” will be a shrinking edge case over the next cycle and design for always-on connectivity rather than offline fallbacks.
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