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Amazon’s $11.57 billion Globalstar deal expands direct-to-device satellite capabilities, preserves Apple-linked iPhone services and highlights Blue Origin’s importance to Amazon’s wider launch schedule.

AI & Technology, Betweenplays Newswire

Amazon to Acquire Globalstar for $11.57 Billion as Apple Satellite Services Continue and Blue Origin’s Role Stays in Focus

Amazon to Acquire Globalstar for $11.57 Billion, Preserving Apple Satellite Services and Highlighting Blue Origin’s Launch Role MONTREAL, April 14, 2026 — Amazon said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire satellite communications company Globalstar in a transaction valued at about…

Sandeep Panesar
2026-04-14
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How One Neutron Might Have Nearly Brought Down an Airbus — And Why Telecom Never Felt a Thing

Betweenplays Editorial, Market Realities, Analysis

FREEFALL: How One Neutron Could Have Brought Down an Airbus (Maybe), and Why Telecom Never Felt a Thing

A Betweenplays Media Inc. Editorial FeatureBy COO & Editor-in-Chief Sandeep Panesar WHEN A STAR INTERRUPTS A FLIGHT PATH — THE FREEFALL On October 30th, 2025, a JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 flying from Cancún to Newark experienced a sudden, violent, and…

Sandeep Panesar
2026-01-26