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Amazon's $11.6 billion acquisition of satellite operator Globalstar has intensified its competition with Musk's Starlink in the satellite communications field, with the market size expected to double to $200 billion in the coming years. Amazon has announced plans to launch a direct-to-phone satellite service in 2028 to provide connectivity to people's mobile devices as an alternative to traditional cellular base stations. The e-commerce giant has been trying to enter the satellite services sector for years to seek new sources of growth outside of its retail and cloud computing businesses. Amazon also announced on Tuesday that Apple's emergency messaging service will be transferred to Amazon Leo, the company's recently renamed broadband satellite network. Securing Apple as a customer is a major victory for Leo, which has been lagging behind SpaceX's Starlink division in signing up major partners such as airlines.