Why Amazon Just Spent $12 Billion on a Money-Losing Satellite Company — And the Supply Chain Stock That Benefits Most

About this episode

The episode discusses Amazon's acquisition of Globalstar and its implications for the supply chain and satellite technology.

Amazon just agreed to acquire Globalstar for somewhere between $11 and $12 billion. The catch: Globalstar did $273 million in revenue last year and has never been consistently profitable. So what exactly is Amazon buying — and why now? In this episode, Nick and Kasey work through the full strategic logic behind the deal, explain what Amazon Leo actually is, and then reveal the small-cap satellite manufacturer sitting directly in the supply chain that some investors haven't found yet. The short answer on why Amazon wants Globalstar: spectrum rights, an existing customer base that includes Apple's emergency SOS service, and a head start on the infrastructure needed to compete with SpaceX's Starlink. Amazon has been building toward this under the name Project Kuiper for years. The rebrand to Leo, the timing of Andy Jassy's shareholder letter, and now the Globalstar acquisition all point to the same direction — Amazon is serious about becoming a broadband internet provider, and broadband internet feeds every other part of the Amazon flywheel. The more interesting angle for investors is further down the supply chain. MDA Space, a Canadian satellite manufacturer, holds a $4 billion…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicholas Rossolillo, Kasey Rossolillo

Topics covered

• Amazon acquisition
• satellite technology
• supply chain
• broadband internet
• investment opportunities
• Globalstar
• MDA Space

Keywords

• Amazon
• Globalstar
• satellite
• supply chain
• investment
• MDA Space
• Project Kuiper
• broadband
• Starlink

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon, Globalstar, Apple, MDA Space, SpaceX, Starlink, Project Kuiper, Amazon Leo

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