Sep 8, 2025
SpaceX strikes $17B deal to purchase EchoStar's spectrum for Starlink's direct-to-phone service
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has agreed to amass 50MHz of wi-fi spectrum and Cell Satellite tv for pc Service spectrum licenses from EchoStar, to be used within the Starlink satellite tv for pc community. EchoStar will promote its AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses in trade for $8.5 billion in money and $8.5 billion SpaceX inventory. SpaceX mentioned the deal would let it develop and deploy its “Direct to…