SpaceX Buys $17 Billion In EchoStar Spectrum To Supercharge Starlink Direct-To-Cell

Elon Musk's SpaceX struck a deal with EchoStar Corporation for 50 MHz of exclusive U.S. spectrum and global MSS licenses, a move that supercharges its Starlink Direct to Cell service worldwide. "This agreement will enable us to develop and deploy our next-generation Starlink Direct to Cell constellation, which will be capable of providing broadband service to cell phones globally," SpaceX wrote in a press release on Monday morning. Here's the breakdown of the SpaceX–EchoStar spectrum deal: • None SpaceX is acquiring 50 MHz of exclusive U.S. S-band spectrum (AWS-4 and...