Elcome adds Amazon Leo to its marine connectivity offerings

Amazon Leo antenna. [Image: Elcome]

Ship operators have an ever increasing number of LEO (low Earth orbiting) satellite communications options — and these now include Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper). Dubai-based maritime technology and satcoms solutions provider Elcome International reported today that it has signed an authorized reseller agreement with Amazon Leo to offer its satellite-based connectivity to the commercial maritime sector.

Under this agreement, Elcome will offer Amazon Leo to fleets operating across all major oceans, supporting merchant shipping, offshore service vessels commercial fishing, and yachting.

Elcome says that, building on its existing fleet connectivity footprint on more than 5,000 vessels, the addition of Amazon Leo Pro and Leo Ultra terminals will provide operators with an independent low Earth orbit connectivity path that improves availability and network diversity at sea. It says that customers will see increased resilience, optimized application performance, and accelerated modern digital operations onboard and between ship and shore.

Amazon Leo is building one of the most advanced satellite communications systems in the world. Powered by a constellation of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit, the system will provide lower latency and higher transmission capacity than traditional geostationary satellite solutions, enabling real-time applications, telemetry, remote operations, and hybrid network architectures.

“This agreement advances our mission to deliver global, scalable, and future-ready connectivity to the maritime industry,” said Jimmy Grewal, managing director of Elcome. “Amazon Leo technology will help transform how vessels communicate, operate, and integrate with their shoreside networks.”

“Through this agreement with Amazon Leo, Elcome will provide the connectivity that modern maritime operations demand,” said Trevor Vieweg, head of global business at Amazon Leo. “Customers on the open seas will have the ability to power critical technology, using our antennas designed to operate seamlessly in challenging maritime environments.”

Amazon Leo is powered by an initial constellation of more than 3,000 satellites, connected to a secure, global network of ground gateway antennas and dedicated fiber, and includes a lineup of compact, high-performance antennas – Leo Nano, Leo Pro, and Leo Ultra – that communicate with satellites passing overhead. The entire system is designed, built, and operated in-house at Amazon