MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — September's $17-billion purchase by SpaceX of EchoStar’s mobile satellite spectrum has had multiple repercussions in the industry, among them a shift in Iridium direct-to-device (D2D) strategy, speculation about the future of the Apple/Globalstar relationship and whether the deal establishes a new benchmark for spectrum valuation.
Another consequence is the proposed merger of D2D players Lynk Global and Omnispace.
Lynk has been struggling to finance deployment of its constellation of D2D . . .
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