UK Connect named Amazon Leo reseller for business users

UK Connect has been appointed an authorised reseller of Amazon Leo in the United Kingdom, making it one of Amazon’s first European partners for the low Earth orbit satellite service.

Under the agreement, UK Connect will sell Amazon Leo satellite internet services to business customers in sectors including construction, warehousing and logistics, and manufacturing. The arrangement adds low Earth orbit connectivity to its existing portfolio of wireless and managed network services.

The deal expands Amazon Leo’s route into the UK business market through a partner already focused on sites and operations where conventional fixed-line coverage can be hard to secure. UK Connect has built its business around temporary, remote and complex environments, particularly in construction and defence, where network access is often needed quickly and in locations beyond the reach of standard broadband infrastructure.

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, built around a large constellation designed to provide broadband access with lower latency than traditional satellite systems. By signing UK Connect as a reseller, Amazon gains a channel partner with experience deploying connectivity in operational settings where resilience and coverage are central requirements.

The agreement is aimed at enterprise users rather than households. UK Connect will offer the service to organisations that need connectivity for remote operations, temporary sites, distributed estates or backup links, including customers that want to combine satellite with terrestrial wireless or fixed connections.

Target sectors

Construction is likely to be an early focus. Building sites often need connectivity before fixed networks are available, and project timetables can make installation delays costly. Satellite links can also help where site offices move regularly or projects are located in rural or hard-to-reach areas.

Warehousing and logistics operators face different constraints. Many need reliable links across depots, vehicle yards and regional facilities, sometimes in areas with uneven fixed or mobile coverage. In manufacturing, satellite can serve isolated plants and support continuity planning if primary network routes fail.

UK Connect said the Amazon Leo service will typically sit within broader customer deployments rather than as a standalone offering. It highlighted its FUSION managed service as one way customers could buy the satellite connection as part of a wider network package.

The company also outlined the hardware customers will use to access the network. The lineup includes terminals called Leo Nano, Leo Pro and Leo Ultra, giving buyers a choice of equipment based on a site’s scale and performance needs.

Leo Ultra is positioned as the highest-throughput option, with download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds of up to 400 Mbps. Those speeds would make the service suitable for more than basic backup connectivity, including data-heavy operations and real-time workloads in the field.

Resilience play

The announcement reflects a wider trend in the UK business connectivity market, with companies looking beyond a single access method and instead combining fibre, fixed wireless, 4G, 5G and satellite. For sectors with mobile workforces or remote assets, low Earth orbit services have become more relevant because they can be deployed without waiting for civil works or long installation lead times.

Low Earth orbit systems have also attracted interest because they address some of the limitations of older satellite broadband, particularly latency. That matters for business users running cloud applications, video services, security systems and remote support tools that are less tolerant of delay.

For UK Connect, the deal adds another route to customers already buying managed connectivity. The company has expanded around wireless products such as 5G fixed wireless access, in-building mobile coverage, enterprise Wi-Fi and point-to-point links. The Amazon Leo partnership broadens that range with a satellite option aimed at business use cases.

Joe Budnar-Hunt, Chief Executive Officer at UK Connect, said: “Being selected as an Amazon-approved partner is a significant milestone for us as a business. For more than a decade, we’ve delivered reliable connectivity to some of the UK’s most demanding environments, from mission-critical Ministry of Defence deployments to fast-paced construction site rollouts, and bespoke networks for complex, high-priority projects. This partnership will enable us to bring the latest high-performance satellite connectivity to our customers, ensuring reliable, resilient communications wherever they operate.”

UK Connect said the service is designed to meet enterprise requirements for performance, reliability and security, and expects demand from organisations operating across sites where terrestrial connectivity is limited or where a second network path is needed for continuity.

UK Connect said Leo Ultra is capable of delivering download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds of up to 400 Mbps.