In Europe, Amazon Prime is one of the most meaningful subscriptions. In addition to its initial goal of getting free shipping on Amazon purchases, it gradually received new benefits, the main one being Amazon Prime Video, the service that has become a real competitor to Netflix.
In other countries, Amazon Prime is even more complete, although also more expensive; and now more features can be added to the list. Amazon is said to be in negotiations with several American operators to be able to offer free telephone services to Prime subscribers. An addition that would make payment more attractive.
Specifically, Amazon is reportedly in talks with Verizon, T-Mobile, and Dish to get the lowest possible wholesale price; Depending on the outcome of these negotiations, Amazon’s phone plans will change, and could even be completely free.
Free phone with Amazon
As revealed Bloomberg, Amazon Prime users would have access to a dial-up connection for their mobile phones. It might only cost them $10 a month, or to be completely free depending on the agreements made. Amazon’s goal is to ensure the permanence of the users who spend the most on its platform, and thus prevent them from stopping paying the subscription because the advantages are no longer worth it.
In the United States, the Amazon Prime subscription costs 139 dollars per year, while in Europe it costs only 49.90 dollars per year; a difference that is explained by the greater number of advantages they have in the United States, such as access to the Amazon pharmacy. However, it did not stop subscription sales have stagnatedaccording to analysts.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Antennas
It’s clear that Amazon wants to expand beyond the services it currently provides, and telecommunications is fertile ground for that. That’s why the company has the Kuiper project, a service of satellite internet which aims to directly compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
With the Kuiper project, Amazon wants to give internet coverage to isolated communities, which normally do not have access to conventional telephony; The company should launch the first satellites in the first half of 2024, but it already anticipates that it will be able to offer speeds of up to 400 Mbps for individuals, and up to 1 Gbps for businesses.
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