If approved, the network could allow Amazon to provide satellite connectivity directly to mobile phones and other connected devices. Amazon already has approval to launch 7,700 satellites, although the vast majority are not yet operational. One obstacle to that deployment is Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos. Blue Origin is also developing its own satellite service, which would provide high-speed, continuous internet access to business customers. AdvertisementWhile Amazon is targeting a network of fewer than 10,000 satellites, SpaceX is pushing for FCC approval to deploy as many as 100,000 third-generation Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit.