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  1. 🇺🇸 Amazon официально объявила о покупке Globalstar за $9,4 млрд (по $90 за акцию), фактически спасая свой спутниковый проект LEO, который заметно отставал от Starlink.

    Сделка решает сразу несколько критических задач: компания получает доступ к уже развернутой орбитальной группировке и лицензированному частотному спектру, а также снижает регуляторные риски, связанные со срывом сроков развертывания собственной сети.

    Ключевой технологический апгрейд — запуск системы Direct-to-Device (D2D) к 2028 году. Она позволит стандартным смартфонам подключаться к спутникам напрямую без дополнительного оборудования, обеспечивая голосовую связь и передачу данных в зонах без покрытия сотовых сетей.

    Отдельный стратегический слой — участие Apple, которая ранее инвестировала в Globalstar и уже использует её инфраструктуру для функции экстренной связи на iPhone. В новой конфигурации Amazon LEO может стать базовым провайдером спутниковых сервисов для будущих поколений iPhone и Apple Watch.

    Фактически формируется альянс, направленный на сдерживание доминирования SpaceX в сегменте спутникового интернета.

    Для рынка это позитивный сигнал: усиление конкуренции в спутниковой связи обычно приводит к ускорению внедрения технологий и давлению на стоимость услуг в долгосрочной перспективе.

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    Хэштеги

    #Amazon #Globalstar #Starlink #SpaceX #Apple #iPhone #AppleWatch #SatelliteInternet #LEO #D2D #DirectToDevice #СпутниковаяСвязь #Технологии #Космос #Интернет #Связь #BigTech #Конкуренция #Инновации #5G #Телеком #Orbital #SatCom #FutureTech

  2. 🇺🇸 Amazon официально объявила о покупке Globalstar за $9,4 млрд (по $90 за акцию), фактически спасая свой спутниковый проект LEO, который заметно отставал от Starlink.

    Сделка решает сразу несколько критических задач: компания получает доступ к уже развернутой орбитальной группировке и лицензированному частотному спектру, а также снижает регуляторные риски, связанные со срывом сроков развертывания собственной сети.

    Ключевой технологический апгрейд — запуск системы Direct-to-Device (D2D) к 2028 году. Она позволит стандартным смартфонам подключаться к спутникам напрямую без дополнительного оборудования, обеспечивая голосовую связь и передачу данных в зонах без покрытия сотовых сетей.

    Отдельный стратегический слой — участие Apple, которая ранее инвестировала в Globalstar и уже использует её инфраструктуру для функции экстренной связи на iPhone. В новой конфигурации Amazon LEO может стать базовым провайдером спутниковых сервисов для будущих поколений iPhone и Apple Watch.

    Фактически формируется альянс, направленный на сдерживание доминирования SpaceX в сегменте спутникового интернета.

    Для рынка это позитивный сигнал: усиление конкуренции в спутниковой связи обычно приводит к ускорению внедрения технологий и давлению на стоимость услуг в долгосрочной перспективе.

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    Хэштеги

    #Amazon #Globalstar #Starlink #SpaceX #Apple #iPhone #AppleWatch #SatelliteInternet #LEO #D2D #DirectToDevice #СпутниковаяСвязь #Технологии #Космос #Интернет #Связь #BigTech #Конкуренция #Инновации #5G #Телеком #Orbital #SatCom #FutureTech

  3. 🇺🇸 Amazon официально объявила о покупке Globalstar за $9,4 млрд (по $90 за акцию), фактически спасая свой спутниковый проект LEO, который заметно отставал от Starlink.

    Сделка решает сразу несколько критических задач: компания получает доступ к уже развернутой орбитальной группировке и лицензированному частотному спектру, а также снижает регуляторные риски, связанные со срывом сроков развертывания собственной сети.

    Ключевой технологический апгрейд — запуск системы Direct-to-Device (D2D) к 2028 году. Она позволит стандартным смартфонам подключаться к спутникам напрямую без дополнительного оборудования, обеспечивая голосовую связь и передачу данных в зонах без покрытия сотовых сетей.

    Отдельный стратегический слой — участие Apple, которая ранее инвестировала в Globalstar и уже использует её инфраструктуру для функции экстренной связи на iPhone. В новой конфигурации Amazon LEO может стать базовым провайдером спутниковых сервисов для будущих поколений iPhone и Apple Watch.

    Фактически формируется альянс, направленный на сдерживание доминирования SpaceX в сегменте спутникового интернета.

    Для рынка это позитивный сигнал: усиление конкуренции в спутниковой связи обычно приводит к ускорению внедрения технологий и давлению на стоимость услуг в долгосрочной перспективе.

    ---

    Хэштеги

    #Amazon #Globalstar #Starlink #SpaceX #Apple #iPhone #AppleWatch #SatelliteInternet #LEO #D2D #DirectToDevice #СпутниковаяСвязь #Технологии #Космос #Интернет #Связь #BigTech #Конкуренция #Инновации #5G #Телеком #Orbital #SatCom #FutureTech

  4. 🇺🇸 Amazon официально объявила о покупке Globalstar за $9,4 млрд (по $90 за акцию), фактически спасая свой спутниковый проект LEO, который заметно отставал от Starlink.

    Сделка решает сразу несколько критических задач: компания получает доступ к уже развернутой орбитальной группировке и лицензированному частотному спектру, а также снижает регуляторные риски, связанные со срывом сроков развертывания собственной сети.

    Ключевой технологический апгрейд — запуск системы Direct-to-Device (D2D) к 2028 году. Она позволит стандартным смартфонам подключаться к спутникам напрямую без дополнительного оборудования, обеспечивая голосовую связь и передачу данных в зонах без покрытия сотовых сетей.

    Отдельный стратегический слой — участие Apple, которая ранее инвестировала в Globalstar и уже использует её инфраструктуру для функции экстренной связи на iPhone. В новой конфигурации Amazon LEO может стать базовым провайдером спутниковых сервисов для будущих поколений iPhone и Apple Watch.

    Фактически формируется альянс, направленный на сдерживание доминирования SpaceX в сегменте спутникового интернета.

    Для рынка это позитивный сигнал: усиление конкуренции в спутниковой связи обычно приводит к ускорению внедрения технологий и давлению на стоимость услуг в долгосрочной перспективе.

    ---

    Хэштеги

    #Amazon #Globalstar #Starlink #SpaceX #Apple #iPhone #AppleWatch #SatelliteInternet #LEO #D2D #DirectToDevice #СпутниковаяСвязь #Технологии #Космос #Интернет #Связь #BigTech #Конкуренция #Инновации #5G #Телеком #Orbital #SatCom #FutureTech

  5. I have officially delisted my books from D2D, and sent them a formal complaint through their system (which is delightfully flooded by complaints; so much so that they have an big notice at the top of the contact form that they are absolutely drowning!).

    Hopefully they will fix the "let's make the poorest pay" bullshit and maybe then I can put my books back up there. If not well...we still have only bad options. ):

    #bookstodon #fedibooks #author #indieauthor #D2D

  6. I have officially delisted my books from D2D, and sent them a formal complaint through their system (which is delightfully flooded by complaints; so much so that they have an big notice at the top of the contact form that they are absolutely drowning!).

    Hopefully they will fix the "let's make the poorest pay" bullshit and maybe then I can put my books back up there. If not well...we still have only bad options. ):

    #bookstodon #fedibooks #author #indieauthor #D2D

  7. I have officially delisted my books from D2D, and sent them a formal complaint through their system (which is delightfully flooded by complaints; so much so that they have an big notice at the top of the contact form that they are absolutely drowning!).

    Hopefully they will fix the "let's make the poorest pay" bullshit and maybe then I can put my books back up there. If not well...we still have only bad options. ):

    #bookstodon #fedibooks #author #indieauthor #D2D

  8. I have officially delisted my books from D2D, and sent them a formal complaint through their system (which is delightfully flooded by complaints; so much so that they have an big notice at the top of the contact form that they are absolutely drowning!).

    Hopefully they will fix the "let's make the poorest pay" bullshit and maybe then I can put my books back up there. If not well...we still have only bad options. ):

    #bookstodon #fedibooks #author #indieauthor #D2D

  9. Starlink-powered O2 Satellite Puts the UK at the Front of Europe’s D2D Race

    Early Ookla signal scan data shows broad but shallow uptake across UK not-spots, as Ofcom’s first-mover framework turns…
    #Europe #EU #D2D #Ofcom #policy #Satellite #Spectrum #Starlink #UK #VirginMediaO2
    europesays.com/europe/26507/

  10. Starlink-powered O2 Satellite Puts the UK at the Front of Europe’s D2D Race

    Early Ookla signal scan data shows broad but shallow uptake across UK not-spots, as Ofcom’s first-mover framework turns…
    #NewsBeep #News #UnitedKingdom #D2D #Europe #GB #GreatBritain #Ofcom #Policy #Satellite #Spectrum #Starlink #UK #VirginMediaO2
    newsbeep.com/uk/556380/

  11. Starlink-powered O2 Satellite Puts the UK at the Front of Europe’s D2D Race

    Early Ookla signal scan data shows broad but shallow uptake across UK not-spots, as Ofcom’s first-mover framework turns…
    #NewsBeep #News #UnitedKingdom #D2D #Europe #GB #GreatBritain #Ofcom #Policy #Satellite #Spectrum #Starlink #UK #VirginMediaO2
    newsbeep.com/uk/556380/

  12. Well… this is frustrating.

    I’ve been publishing my writing through Amazon since around 2017/2018, and last year I decided to expand to other platforms. Draft2Digital seemed like a great, simple way to distribute my books more widely without a lot of extra hassle.

    AI has made the landscape a lot messier for actual human creators. There’s been a surge of AI-generated books flooding the market, and now it looks like some companies are responding by introducing fees for independent authors just to get their work out there.

    I’ll need to rethink how I’m distributing my writing, because this model doesn’t really work for me right now. Paying an annual fee if I don’t sell enough copies just doesn’t sit right, especially when books take up so little digital space.

    While I figure out my next steps and continue working on future projects, feel free to check out and share my work. If you're new to my writing, I'm a genre blender leaning into a dark gothic feel while embracing urban fantasy, science fiction, and post-apocalyptic themes. Give these interesting nightmares a home. You can grab a book at:

    ElfLinks.Weebly.com

    If you’re not sure where to start, Making Contact is a shorter read and a great entry point involving an important recurring character in my works, while Shadowed Memories leads into the story I’m currently outlining.

    #indiewriter #urbanfantasybooks #gothichorror #Draft2Digital #D2D #amazonbooks #author #authorlife #authorblog

  13. Well… this is frustrating.

    I’ve been publishing my writing through Amazon since around 2017/2018, and last year I decided to expand to other platforms. Draft2Digital seemed like a great, simple way to distribute my books more widely without a lot of extra hassle.

    AI has made the landscape a lot messier for actual human creators. There’s been a surge of AI-generated books flooding the market, and now it looks like some companies are responding by introducing fees for independent authors just to get their work out there.

    I’ll need to rethink how I’m distributing my writing, because this model doesn’t really work for me right now. Paying an annual fee if I don’t sell enough copies just doesn’t sit right, especially when books take up so little digital space.

    While I figure out my next steps and continue working on future projects, feel free to check out and share my work. If you're new to my writing, I'm a genre blender leaning into a dark gothic feel while embracing urban fantasy, science fiction, and post-apocalyptic themes. Give these interesting nightmares a home. You can grab a book at:

    ElfLinks.Weebly.com

    If you’re not sure where to start, Making Contact is a shorter read and a great entry point involving an important recurring character in my works, while Shadowed Memories leads into the story I’m currently outlining.

    #indiewriter #urbanfantasybooks #gothichorror #Draft2Digital #D2D #amazonbooks #author #authorlife #authorblog

  14. Well… this is frustrating.

    I’ve been publishing my writing through Amazon since around 2017/2018, and last year I decided to expand to other platforms. Draft2Digital seemed like a great, simple way to distribute my books more widely without a lot of extra hassle.

    AI has made the landscape a lot messier for actual human creators. There’s been a surge of AI-generated books flooding the market, and now it looks like some companies are responding by introducing fees for independent authors just to get their work out there.

    I’ll need to rethink how I’m distributing my writing, because this model doesn’t really work for me right now. Paying an annual fee if I don’t sell enough copies just doesn’t sit right, especially when books take up so little digital space.

    While I figure out my next steps and continue working on future projects, feel free to check out and share my work. If you're new to my writing, I'm a genre blender leaning into a dark gothic feel while embracing urban fantasy, science fiction, and post-apocalyptic themes. Give these interesting nightmares a home. You can grab a book at:

    ElfLinks.Weebly.com

    If you’re not sure where to start, Making Contact is a shorter read and a great entry point involving an important recurring character in my works, while Shadowed Memories leads into the story I’m currently outlining.

    #indiewriter #urbanfantasybooks #gothichorror #Draft2Digital #D2D #amazonbooks #author #authorlife #authorblog

  15. Well… this is frustrating.

    I’ve been publishing my writing through Amazon since around 2017/2018, and last year I decided to expand to other platforms. Draft2Digital seemed like a great, simple way to distribute my books more widely without a lot of extra hassle.

    AI has made the landscape a lot messier for actual human creators. There’s been a surge of AI-generated books flooding the market, and now it looks like some companies are responding by introducing fees for independent authors just to get their work out there.

    I’ll need to rethink how I’m distributing my writing, because this model doesn’t really work for me right now. Paying an annual fee if I don’t sell enough copies just doesn’t sit right, especially when books take up so little digital space.

    While I figure out my next steps and continue working on future projects, feel free to check out and share my work. If you're new to my writing, I'm a genre blender leaning into a dark gothic feel while embracing urban fantasy, science fiction, and post-apocalyptic themes. Give these interesting nightmares a home. You can grab a book at:

    ElfLinks.Weebly.com

    If you’re not sure where to start, Making Contact is a shorter read and a great entry point involving an important recurring character in my works, while Shadowed Memories leads into the story I’m currently outlining.

    #indiewriter #urbanfantasybooks #gothichorror #Draft2Digital #D2D #amazonbooks #author #authorlife #authorblog

  16. I guess if Draft2Digital decides that I have to start paying to keep my books there, I will just delete them all from there.

    I don't publish often, as the whole process is very difficult for my brain and I am just a single person doing 90% of the process myself from the writing, cover, editing, format (I do have a proofeditor, and my edits are manual and very extensive).

    This will just push small indies like me to Amazon.
    Especially disabled indies with little energy to spare.

    #D2D

  17. I guess if Draft2Digital decides that I have to start paying to keep my books there, I will just delete them all from there.

    I don't publish often, as the whole process is very difficult for my brain and I am just a single person doing 90% of the process myself from the writing, cover, editing, format (I do have a proofeditor, and my edits are manual and very extensive).

    This will just push small indies like me to Amazon.
    Especially disabled indies with little energy to spare.

    #D2D

  18. I guess if Draft2Digital decides that I have to start paying to keep my books there, I will just delete them all from there.

    I don't publish often, as the whole process is very difficult for my brain and I am just a single person doing 90% of the process myself from the writing, cover, editing, format (I do have a proofeditor, and my edits are manual and very extensive).

    This will just push small indies like me to Amazon.
    Especially disabled indies with little energy to spare.

    #D2D

  19. I guess if Draft2Digital decides that I have to start paying to keep my books there, I will just delete them all from there.

    I don't publish often, as the whole process is very difficult for my brain and I am just a single person doing 90% of the process myself from the writing, cover, editing, format (I do have a proofeditor, and my edits are manual and very extensive).

    This will just push small indies like me to Amazon.
    Especially disabled indies with little energy to spare.

    #D2D

  20. Amazon bulks up its LEO Direct-to-Device (D2D) services by acquiring GlobalStar - a Louisiana based mobile satellite services (MSS) operator.

    Amazon is picking up Globalstar’s existing satellite fleet, satellite operations, infrastructure and assets, including spectrum licenses with global authorizations with the goal to bolster its own direct-to-device satellite system, which it expects to start deploying in 2028.

    Oh, ya, there is a little side deal with Apple too! aboutamazon.com/news/company-n #Amazon #GlobalStar #LEO #Apple #D2D #Direct2Device #Space #Satellite #Mobility #SatelliteServices

  21. Amazon bulks up its LEO Direct-to-Device (D2D) services by acquiring GlobalStar - a Louisiana based mobile satellite services (MSS) operator.

    Amazon is picking up Globalstar’s existing satellite fleet, satellite operations, infrastructure and assets, including spectrum licenses with global authorizations with the goal to bolster its own direct-to-device satellite system, which it expects to start deploying in 2028.

    Oh, ya, there is a little side deal with Apple too! aboutamazon.com/news/company-n #Amazon #GlobalStar #LEO #Apple #D2D #Direct2Device #Space #Satellite #Mobility #SatelliteServices

  22. Amazon bulks up its LEO Direct-to-Device (D2D) services by acquiring GlobalStar - a Louisiana based mobile satellite services (MSS) operator.

    Amazon is picking up Globalstar’s existing satellite fleet, satellite operations, infrastructure and assets, including spectrum licenses with global authorizations with the goal to bolster its own direct-to-device satellite system, which it expects to start deploying in 2028.

    Oh, ya, there is a little side deal with Apple too! aboutamazon.com/news/company-n #Amazon #GlobalStar #LEO #Apple #D2D #Direct2Device #Space #Satellite #Mobility #SatelliteServices

  23. Amazon bulks up its LEO Direct-to-Device (D2D) services by acquiring GlobalStar - a Louisiana based mobile satellite services (MSS) operator.

    Amazon is picking up Globalstar’s existing satellite fleet, satellite operations, infrastructure and assets, including spectrum licenses with global authorizations with the goal to bolster its own direct-to-device satellite system, which it expects to start deploying in 2028.

    Oh, ya, there is a little side deal with Apple too! aboutamazon.com/news/company-n #Amazon #GlobalStar #LEO #Apple #D2D #Direct2Device #Space #Satellite #Mobility #SatelliteServices

  24. Amazon bulks up its LEO Direct-to-Device (D2D) services by acquiring GlobalStar - a Louisiana based mobile satellite services (MSS) operator.

    Amazon is picking up Globalstar’s existing satellite fleet, satellite operations, infrastructure and assets, including spectrum licenses with global authorizations with the goal to bolster its own direct-to-device satellite system, which it expects to start deploying in 2028.

    Oh, ya, there is a little side deal with Apple too! aboutamazon.com/news/company-n

  25. #PLDSpace:
    "
    Sateliot and PLD Space sign first commercial contract for a dedicated launch of two Tritó satellites with MIURA 5
    "
    "Tritó, Sateliot’s next-generation 5G D2D satellites, will be launched in a flight scheduled for 2027"

    pldspace.com/en/news/sateliot-

    17.2.2026

    #D2D #IOT #MIURA5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Sateliot #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Spain #Spanien #Tritó

  26. #PLDSpace:
    "
    Sateliot and PLD Space sign first commercial contract for a dedicated launch of two Tritó satellites with MIURA 5
    "
    "Tritó, Sateliot’s next-generation 5G D2D satellites, will be launched in a flight scheduled for 2027"

    pldspace.com/en/news/sateliot-

    17.2.2026

    #D2D #IOT #MIURA5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Sateliot #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Spain #Spanien #Tritó

  27. #PLDSpace:
    "
    Sateliot and PLD Space sign first commercial contract for a dedicated launch of two Tritó satellites with MIURA 5
    "
    "Tritó, Sateliot’s next-generation 5G D2D satellites, will be launched in a flight scheduled for 2027"

    pldspace.com/en/news/sateliot-

    17.2.2026

    #D2D #IOT #MIURA5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Sateliot #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Spain #Spanien #Tritó

  28. #PLDSpace:
    "
    Sateliot and PLD Space sign first commercial contract for a dedicated launch of two Tritó satellites with MIURA 5
    "
    "Tritó, Sateliot’s next-generation 5G D2D satellites, will be launched in a flight scheduled for 2027"

    pldspace.com/en/news/sateliot-

    17.2.2026

    #D2D #IOT #MIURA5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Sateliot #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Spain #Spanien #Tritó

  29. #PLDSpace:
    "
    Sateliot and PLD Space sign first commercial contract for a dedicated launch of two Tritó satellites with MIURA 5
    "
    "Tritó, Sateliot’s next-generation 5G D2D satellites, will be launched in a flight scheduled for 2027"

    pldspace.com/en/news/sateliot-

    17.2.2026

    #D2D #IOT #MIURA5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Sateliot #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Spain #Spanien #Tritó

  30. 'Good news!' Draft2Digital tells me when I log in, 'You can add your books to Bookshop.org now'.

    I click the button to do so.

    D2D: 😱🤮❌❌❌
    BLOCKED BLOCKED BLOCKED
    Not THOSE books! They're full of icky sex and mature themes!
    Ew! Gross! We can't let Booksjop.org know we technically allow you to publish that! What will Mastercard think??
    Won't anybody think of the shareholders??

    Me: Yeah, that's what I thought you'd say, you stupid horse.

    #d2d #draft2digital #IndiePublishing

  31. 'Good news!' Draft2Digital tells me when I log in, 'You can add your books to Bookshop.org now'.

    I click the button to do so.

    D2D: 😱🤮❌❌❌
    BLOCKED BLOCKED BLOCKED
    Not THOSE books! They're full of icky sex and mature themes!
    Ew! Gross! We can't let Bookshop.org know we technically allow you to publish that! What will Mastercard think??
    Won't anybody think of the shareholders??

    Me: Yeah, that's what I thought you'd say, you stupid horse.

    #d2d #draft2digital #IndiePublishing

  32. 'Good news!' Draft2Digital tells me when I log in, 'You can add your books to Bookshop.org now'.

    I click the button to do so.

    D2D: 😱🤮❌❌❌
    BLOCKED BLOCKED BLOCKED
    Not THOSE books! They're full of icky sex and mature themes!
    Ew! Gross! We can't let Bookshop.org know we technically allow you to publish that! What will Mastercard think??
    Won't anybody think of the shareholders??

    Me: Yeah, that's what I thought you'd say, you stupid horse.

    #d2d #draft2digital #IndiePublishing

  33. 'Good news!' Draft2Digital tells me when I log in, 'You can add your books to Bookshop.org now'.

    I click the button to do so.

    D2D: 😱🤮❌❌❌
    BLOCKED BLOCKED BLOCKED
    Not THOSE books! They're full of icky sex and mature themes!
    Ew! Gross! We can't let Bookshop.org know we technically allow you to publish that! What will Mastercard think??
    Won't anybody think of the shareholders??

    Me: Yeah, that's what I thought you'd say, you stupid horse.

    #d2d #draft2digital #IndiePublishing

  34. 'Good news!' Draft2Digital tells me when I log in, 'You can add your books to Bookshop.org now'.

    I click the button to do so.

    D2D: 😱🤮❌❌❌
    BLOCKED BLOCKED BLOCKED
    Not THOSE books! They're full of icky sex and mature themes!
    Ew! Gross! We can't let Bookshop.org know we technically allow you to publish that! What will Mastercard think??
    Won't anybody think of the shareholders??

    Me: Yeah, that's what I thought you'd say, you stupid horse.

    #d2d #draft2digital #IndiePublishing

  35. Viasat sees orbital data center partnership opportunity

    TAMPA, Fla. — While Viasat has no plans to join the rush to deploy orbital data centers, the…
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