FCC Grants SpaceX ~65MHZ of Midband Spectrum for D2D Network

The FCC approved the assignment of approximately 65 megahertz of mid-band spectrum to SpaceX for use in its next generation direct-to-device D2D network, the agency said in a statement.

• Granted the applications filed by SpaceX, Spectrum Business Trust, and EchoStar Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries to assign EchoStar’s AWS-4, AWS-H Block, and unpaired AWS-3 spectrum licenses and several earth station licenses to SpaceX
• In the near term, consumers will benefit from supercharged D2D services throughout the United States, FCC says
  • In the longer term, FCC expects the transaction to enhance competition to provide spectrum-based services to mobile devices

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