L- and S-Band Deals Could Launch Other MSS Transactions: Analyst
SpaceX's proposed purchase of EchoStar's S-band spectrum and AST SpaceMobile's proposed deal for Ligado's L-band spectrum could prompt more mobile satellite service (MSS) spectrum transactions, William Blair's Louie DiPalma wrote investors Monday. There are other satellite operators potentially interested in acquiring spectrum, and SpaceX and AST might want more international spectrum, he said, noting that Iridium, Viasat, Globalstar and Omnispace all hold global MSS spectrum rights.
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SpaceX was reportedly interested in buying Globalstar, DiPalma said, which may have been driven by Globalstar's 27 MHz of MSS spectrum holdings and its relationship with Apple. Iridium holds about 8 MHz of global L-band spectrum rights and has indicated that its next-generation constellation could be a hosted payload on another satellite operator's network, he added.