PARIS — SpaceX’s $17-billion purchase of 50 MHz of EchoStar S-band mobile satellite spectrum was a thunderclap over the growing direct-to-device sector and was the number-one topic at World Space Business Week.
Fear often wins over hope and much of the discussion was speculation about which companies now considering D2D plays would elect not to go forward. Who wants to compete with SpaceX now that it has globally harmonized satellite spectrum and plans to launch 15,000 satellites to deliver services?
To view the entire article, become a subscriber!
