SpaceX Agrees To Buy $17B Of EchoStar S-Band Spectrum For Starlink

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Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX says it has struck an agreement with EchoStar to acquire the rights to 50 MHz of S-band spectrum to support the expansion of its Starlink direct-to-cell service. The deal, which covers some global Mobile Satellite Service spectrum licenses, “will enable us to develop and deploy our next...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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