Global Scans · Amazon · Weekly Summary

• [New] Amazon plans a constellation of more than 3,200 satellites and has kicked off full-scale deployment in 2025, supported by more than 80 scheduled launches via ULA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Arianespace. Orbital Today
• [New] Amazon plans to launch 3,236 LEO satellites (a similar size to Starlink's first shell) to provide global internet. Bez Kabli
• [New] This week Amazon announced a splashy customer win: JetBlue Airways will become the first airline to use Kuiper's service for free inflight Wi-Fi capacitymedia.com. TS2 Space
• [New] JetBlue Airways said on Thursday it will partner with Amazon subsidiary Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit satellite broadband internet network, to improve its onboard Wi-Fi starting in 2027. Yahoo Finance
• [New] Select aircraft will be linked to Amazon satellites starting in 2027. AirlineGeeks.com
• [New] Amazon Web Services announced plans to train 4 million learners in AI skills by 2028 and to support 10,000 educators with AI curricula. EdTech Innovation Hub
• [New] Amazon plans on expanding its Prime Air delivery services into three other Texas cities, Richardson, San Antonio and Waco, and across the country with sites planned for Detroit and Kansas City. DRONELIFE
• [New] Microsoft and Amazon are positioned to benefit, with their cloud computing and AI segments expected to outperform. Ainvest
• [New] On competitive marketplaces like Amazon, where thousands of private-label brands compete on price and reviews, you will need creative ways to build brand reputation. Shopify
• Amazon aims to start beta testing Kuiper service by late 2025 or early 2026 ts2. Bez Kabli
• Amazon plans to serve not just US but global, so there could be a battle for international partnerships (like airlines might have to choose Starlink vs Kuiper - some might hedge and equip for both). Bez Kabli
• Amazon could leverage its ecosystem: imagine a Fire TV that streams via Starlink, or Echo devices that use Starlink as backhaul in remote homes, etc. Bez Kabli
• Amazon might find easier entry in markets that view SpaceX as too dominant or American-centric. Bez Kabli
• Amazon has prowess in cloud services, which they could integrate for enterprise offerings. Bez Kabli
• Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta are projected to spend upwards of $400 billion combined on AI capital expenditures in 2025 alone. TradingView
• With competition heating up (Amazon, etc.), SpaceX might keep Starlink under its wing for flexibility and cross-subsidy a bit longer. Bez Kabli
• Through Amazon Web Services, which it has pledged to be net-zero carbon by 2040 and water positive by 2030, Amazon is not only providing customers with advanced AI infrastructure and solutions, but also making AI more accessible. Bizclik Media Ltd
• Companies like Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple, Meta and Amazon - commonly known as the Big Five - have all pledged to achieve net zero emissions, some as early as 2030: well ahead of the 2050 deadline set by most international frameworks. Bizclik Media Ltd
• The mission, named KF-01, comes as Amazon works to accelerate deployment under a U.S. Federal Communications Commission requirement to launch half of its planned 3,236-satellite constellation by mid-2026. Yahoo Finance
• Several analysts have recently raised their price targets, and said they expect Amazon Web Services revenue growth to accelerate over the second half of 2025. Investopedia
• Amazon is planning to launch its Kuiper satellite services in Vietnam, investing $570 million by 2030 to build infrastructure and terminal manufacturing through local partnerships. The Economic Times

Last updated: 14 September 2025