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November 6, 2025

EchoStar strikes $2.6B spectrum deal with SpaceX

EchoStar agreed a deal to sell its unpaired AWS-3 licenses for approximately $2.6 billion in return for SpaceX stock and announced co-founder Charlie Ergen now the CEO following the formation of a new business called EchoStar Capital.

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September 15, 2025

By Amiya Johar

EchoStar charts asset-light future after spectrum sales

EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan used a presentation at World Satellite Business Week in Paris to underscore a shift in strategy towards becoming an “asset-light growth company”, following billion dollar deals to sell spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T.

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September 9, 2025

By Mike Robuck

FCC drops EchoStar probe after Starlink, AT&T deals

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ended its investigation into EchoStar’s use of its federal spectrum licences after it agreed to sell them to AT&T and SpaceX.

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September 8, 2025

By Mike Robuck

Analysis: EchoStar, SpaceX deal resets satellite, mobile sectors

SpaceX’s $17 billion landmark deal to buy AWS-4 spectrum from EchoStar created a ripple effect across the mobile and satellite sectors, with clear-cut winners and losers in both industries.

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September 8, 2025

By Mike Robuck

SpaceX snags EchoStar spectrum for $17B

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX agreed a $17 billion deal to buy EchoStar’s highly sought AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licences after pressuring it to sell off the assets earlier this year.

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September 1, 2025

By Mike Robuck

Analysis: Scramble for EchoStar spectrum ramps up

The decision by EchoStar to sell some of its spectrum holdings to AT&T last week opened the floodgates for further sales but expect machinations between Elon Musk-owned SpaceX and additional US operators.

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August 28, 2025

By Mike Robuck

Analyst sees potential for SpaceX US mobile play

While the demise of EchoStar as the fourth major mobile operator in the US would seem to lessen competition, LightShed Partners analyst Walter Piecyk postulated it could lead to a mobile play by SpaceX.

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Analyst sees potential for SpaceX US mobile play

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