LA PLATA, Maryland — Two struggling satellite direct-to-device operators, Lynk Global and Omnispace, are merging to combine Lynk’s relationships with some 50 mobile network operators (MNOs) whose spectrum Lynk will use with Omnispace’s 60 MHz of S-band spectrum licensed for mobile satellite services.
The move, announced Oct. 22, follows similar transactions by SpaceX, whose Starlink D2D offer began with using MNO spectrum and since has augmented that by purchasing EchoStar’s S-band assets; and by AST SpaceMobile . . .
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