US EditionVodafone to Use Amazon Leo Satellites for Cellular Backhaul
Vodafone will use Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellites to replace costly fibre and microwave links, improving network resilience and coverage in hard-to-reach rural and mountainous areas.
- On the fringes of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year, Vodafone Group agreed to use Amazon Leo, the low Earth orbit satellite broadband network developed by Amazon, to connect 4G and 5G base stations in remote areas back into its core network.
- Facing high costs to dig fibre or build microwave links, operators use satellites as the middle mile across rural Germany, mountainous regions in Europe, and sparsely populated areas in Africa connecting rural masts to operators' backbone.
- With over 200 Leo satellites in orbit, Vodafone's prior demonstration partner AST SpaceMobile shows operational experience, though LEO capacity is limited to about 1 Gbps down and 400 Mbps up.
- Vodafone says the satellite links can keep critical services dependent on fibre running if cut and become economical when avoiding hundreds of kilometres of cable to remote sites, while Vodafone and Amazon's proposed network-level rollout targets continent-wide coverage.
- Vodafone's broader space initiatives include a backhaul deal and a direct-to-handset satellite service without a commercial launch date, while LEO networks' improved throughput and latency could enhance connectivity options.
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Vodafone to use Amazon Leo satellites for cellular backhaul
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Vodafone and Amazon Leo have signed an agreement to connect 4G and 5G mobile sites in remote areas of Europe and Africa via low-earth orbit satellite backhaul. The goal is to expand coverage, reduce infrastructure costs, and increase network resilience, with initial activations expected in 2026. The article "Vodafone and Amazon Leo: Agreement to Expand Mobile Coverage in Europe and Africa" is an original content from 01net.
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