This Week: SpaceX’s Spectrum Deal, EchoStar’s Exit, and the Future of Satellite Wireless with Tim Farrar

15/09/2025 19 min Temporada 1 Episodio 261
This Week: SpaceX’s Spectrum Deal, EchoStar’s Exit, and the Future of Satellite Wireless with Tim Farrar

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Episode Synopsis

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Tim Farrar, president of TMF Associates, to unpack SpaceX's $17 billion purchase of spectrum from EchoStar, and to discuss the current state of telecom's satellite segment.00:00 Episode intro 00:26 SpaceX's purchase of spectrum from EchoStar 02:51 Paying with equity may cause issues 05:43 Potential uses of the spectrum 08:45 The future of AWS-3 10:36 What was Charlie's strategy? 13:40 Mint succeeded where EchoStar failed 15:22 EchoStar's failed to convince consumers 15:43 Will Elon market effectively? 17:15 The future of AST 17:58 Contract billing details are crucial to end results 18:53 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Tim Farrar, TMF Associates, satellite, Charlie Ergen, Dish, EchoStar, Elon Musk, Starlink, spectrum, SpaceX, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, DTC, BEAD, AWS-3, AWS-4, FCC, 5G, network, MIMO, Mint, Boost, AST

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