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The electronically steered antenna promises up to 1 Gbps download and 400 Mbps upload as Amazon seeks airline customers ahead of a 2026 launch.
- On Monday, Amazon debuted the Leo Aviation Antenna, a low-profile dish designed for commercial aircraft that promises in-flight speeds of up to 1 Gbps download and 400 Mbps upload.
- Amazon touts a "single-day installation" for its antenna, aiming to undercut SpaceX's Aero Terminal, which "enables installations during minimal downtime ."
- Delta and JetBlue have signed up to use the service, with Delta planning to equip 500 aircraft by 2028 and JetBlue targeting roughly a quarter of its more than 300 aircraft by 2027.
- Amazon Leo has deployed 241 of its proposed 3,232 first-generation satellites, with initial services targeting mid-2026, years behind schedule due to launch capacity constraints.
- The in-flight connectivity landscape is becoming increasingly competitive, Raymond James analyst Rick Prentiss said, as airlines adopt multi-orbit strategies involving both Starlink and Amazon Leo.
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What's Going On With Amazon Stock Monday? - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
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