Leo, with around 200 satellites in orbit, is aiming to challenge Musk’s SpaceX, which operates the Starlink service of 10,000 satellites [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Amazon said Tuesday that it had signed a deal to buy the U.S. telecoms satellite group Globalstar to expand its own space-based internet network and compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink. Amazon said it would make a cash-and-stock offer worth $90 to shareholders in Globalstar, which has a market value of around $9 billion, according to a Financial Times report this month flagging the deal. Published – April 15, 2026 10:20 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation New tool predicts how pollen travels through city air Outsourcing agencies to be blacklisted if workers indulge in ‘unruly behaviour’: Noida administration