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Amazon's $11.6 billion Globalstar deal will not fix rocket launch bottleneck, analysts say

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Amazon's $11.6 billion deal to buy Globalstar supports its space and satellite ambitions, potentially strengthening its wireless airwaves strategy. Analysts, however, warned the transaction does not solve the broader rocket-launch shortage needed to build a network that can compete with SpaceX. The headline is strategically positive for Amazon but constrained by execution and infrastructure bottlenecks.

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Amazon's $11.6 billion deal to buy Globalstar supports its space and satellite ambitions, potentially strengthening its wireless airwaves strategy. Analysts, however, warned the transaction does not solve the broader rocket-launch shortage needed to build a network that can compete with SpaceX. The headline is strategically positive for Amazon but constrained by execution and infrastructure bottlenecks.

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