SpaceX has agreed to purchase wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $17 billion, a move that will boost Starlink’s direct-to-cell capabilities while ending EchoStar’s plans to build its own satellite phone network. The deal, announced September 8, will transfer EchoStar’s AWS-4 and H-block spectrum to SpaceX in exchange for up to $8.5 billion in cash … Continue reading SpaceX Buys EchoStar Spectrum for $17B to ‘End Mobile Dead Zones’ with Starlink Direct-to-Cell Service