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EchoStar Preps $5B Satellite Network for Phones to Do Battle With Cellular Starlink

EchoStar Preps $5B Satellite Network for Phones to Do Battle With Cellular Starlink

PCMag
Boost Mobile's parent EchoStar will initially launch over 100 satellites to power the direct-to-device service. But commercial service isn't expected to arrive until 2029.

Despite facing an FCC investigation, Boost Mobile’s parent company, EchoStar, is gearing up to develop its own satellite system to compete with SpaceX’s cellular Starlink service.

On Friday, the company announced it had selected Canadian satellite developer MDA Space as the …