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Apple's emergency-messaging satellite partner — being acquired by Amazon for $11.6 billion
What they do
Operates a LEO constellation that powers Apple's Emergency SOS via Satellite (66% of Q1 2026 revenue of $70.1M came from Apple wholesale capacity). On April 14, 2026, Amazon announced a definitive agreement to acquire Globalstar at $90/share cash or 0.3210 AMZN shares , valuing equity at ~$11.6B. Apple publicly endorsed the transaction. 58% of GSAT shareholders had already approved as of announcement.