AMZN/GSAT…Getting a new band of tech giants together
AMZN announced that it is acquiring Apple satellite partner GSAT and that it has also reached an agreement for Amazon Leo to power satellite services for the iPhone and Apple Watch. In this note, we discuss issues related to the government's review of the potential transaction.Amazon.com serves consumers through its online and physical stores. The company also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablet, Fire TV, Echo, and Ring, and the company develops and produces media content. The company operates customer service centers and provides programs that enable sellers to grow their businesses, sell their products in its stores, and fulfill orders through the company The company serves developers and enterprises of various sizes, including start-ups, government agencies, and academic institutions, through its Amazon Web Services segment, which provides a set of global compute, storage, database, and other service offerings. The company also provides services, such as advertising.
Globalstar provides mobile satellite services including voice and data communications services via satellite. The company provides the following communications services via satellite: two-way voice communication and data transmissions using mobile or fixed devices including its GSP-1700 phone; one-way or two-way communication and data transmissions using mobile devices, including its SPOT family of products such as SPOT X?, SPOT Gen3 and Trace; and one-way data transmissions using a mobile or fixed device that transmits its location and other information to a central monitoring station, including its commercial Simplex products, such as its battery and solar-powered SmartOne, STX-3 and STINGR.
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