Overview
- Amazon is shipping production Leo Ultra and Leo Pro terminals to select partners, including JetBlue, Vanu, Hunt Energy Network, Connected Farms and Crane Worldwide, to test the service ahead of a wider rollout next year.
- Leo Ultra is a full‑duplex phased‑array terminal rated up to 1 Gbps down and 400 Mbps up, built on custom Amazon silicon with a weather‑resistant, no‑moving‑parts design that the company claims is the fastest commercial terminal of its kind.
- The service introduces private networking features—Direct to AWS and Private Network Interconnect—so sites can send data to cloud workloads or core networks without traversing the public internet.
- Amazon has deployed just over 150 low‑Earth‑orbit satellites and begun initial network testing, with another United Launch Alliance Atlas V mission planned for mid‑December pending range approval and an FCC deadline to deploy half the constellation by July.
- Pricing and broad consumer availability remain undisclosed, and Amazon positions Leo against SpaceX’s Starlink, which operates a far larger constellation and holds an early market lead.