Overview
- DirecTV Latin America will market the service in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay, while Sky will do so in Brazil.
- Amazon reports six launches have placed 153 low‑Earth‑orbit satellites into service so far.
- The buildout targets about 3,236 satellites at roughly 630 km altitude as part of a global constellation plan.
- Company materials describe compact user terminals in multiple sizes using Ka‑band and optical links, with stated speeds up to 400 Mbps for homes and 1 Gbps for businesses and latency comparable to fiber.
- Amazon cites an approximately $10 billion investment for the project and named Santander, Spain, as a new ground station site.