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Posted on March 2, 2026
2 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleVodafone has partnered with Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, to link 4G and 5G masts in remote Europe and Africa, offering up to 1 Gbps download and 400 Mbps upload speeds, starting in Germany and expanding via Vodacom across Africa.
LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Mobile company Vodafone said on Monday it had signed a deal with Amazon Leo, the U.S. company's low Earth orbit satellite network, to connect 4G and 5G mobile masts in remote areas in Europe and Africa.
Amazon Leo will offer connections of up to 1 Gbps for download and 400 Mbps for upload to link Vodafone's network to masts in hard-to-reach locations, saving the expense of installing fibre, Vodafone said.
Vodafone will start using Amazon Leo to connect mobile base stations in Germany and other European countries this year before progressively rolling it out across Africa through its subsidiary Vodacom, it said.
Amazon Leo has over 200 satellites in orbit and hundreds more built and ready for launch, Vodafone said.
Vodafone separately plans to offer satellite connections to its customers using standard smartphones with its partner AST SpaceMobile, but has yet to set a date for services to begin.
(Reporting by Paul SandleEditing by Peter Graff)
The deal aims to connect Vodafone's 4G and 5G mobile masts in remote parts of Europe and Africa using Amazon's low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.
Vodafone will begin deploying in Germany and other European countries before expanding into Africa via its Vodacom subsidiary.
Amazon Leo offers up to 1 Gbps download and 400 Mbps upload to connect Vodafone's mobile base stations.
Yes, Vodafone also plans to offer satellite connections directly to customers with AST SpaceMobile, though no launch date has been set.
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