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

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-up

Tags: 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