Overview
- DirecTV Latin America will market the service in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay, while Sky will handle Brazil.
- Amazon has 153 low Earth orbit satellites in operation after six launches, with a target constellation of about 3,236 at roughly 630 kilometers.
- Commercial availability is expected to expand northward from the south starting in 2026 in line with satellite deployment and local approvals.
- Amazon promotes Ka-band antennas and optical inter-satellite links, with speeds up to 400 Mbps for homes and 1 Gbps for businesses at fiber-like latency.
- The company cites a $10 billion investment and new ground infrastructure, including a first Spanish ground station in Santander announced this week.