EchoStar, SpaceX reach $18B deal to expand Starlink cell service

U.S. telecommunications company EchoStar announced Monday plans to sell spectrum licenses to SpaceX for $17 billion, allowing the aerospace company to expand its broadband service to cell phones via ...

Starlink invests $17 billion to expand direct-to-cell offerings, including to Boost Mobile

SpaceX just made its biggest bet yet on turning Starlink into more than a rural internet provider. As Reuters reports, the ...
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SpaceX Will Increase Direct to Cellphone Speeds by 20 Times to 5G Starting Next Year

Echostar stock is up 17%, because they sold their S band spectrum to SpaceX for half cash and half SpaceX shares.
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Ukraine successfully tests Starlink's direct-to-cell technology

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine's largest mobile operator Kyivstar has successfully conducted the first field test of Elon Musk's Starlink direct-to-cell satellite technology in Eastern Europe, the company ...