AT&T Won the First Battle for Spectrum. Elon Musk and Amazon Could Be Next.

AT&T won the first battle for spectrum. Elon Musk and Amazon could be next.

The airwaves war is heating up.AT&T’s deal to buy $23 billion worth of spectrum from Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar this week was a reminder that bandwidth is a limited commodity — owned by the public and licensed to private companies that are keen to deepen their own moats (in the case of legacy wireless giants) or crack in (in the case of Elon Musk).Semafor reported Tuesday that T-Mobile and Musk’s SpaceX had both bid for part or all of EchoStar’s s…

$23B Worth License: How the AT&T EchoStar Deal Will Change Wireless Spectrum

The $23B AT&T EchoStar Deal is set to reshape the U.S. wireless landscape. Explore the impact on 5G, competition, and consumers.

Push for a Fourth National Wireless Network Is on Life Support Following AT&T/EchoStar

The push by the first Trump administration to create a fourth national wireless carrier -- after Sprint exited the market when T-Mobile bought it -- could be over, industry experts said following the announcement that AT&T was buying much of...

AT&T seals $23B deal; Nvidia bullish; Trump tech tax threats

The Friday File: Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week as AT&T struck a $23 billion deal for EchoStar’s spectrum assets, Nvidia forecast revenue to top $50 billion despite China uncertainty and US President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs against countries with digital taxes. AT&T acquires EchoStar spectrum assets for $23B What happened: AT&T agreed to acquire EchoStar’s 3.45GHz and 600MHz spectrum licences in a $23 b…

EchoStar announces spectrum sale and hybrid Mobile Network Operator (MNO) agreement

EchoStar announces spectrum sale and hybrid Mobile Network Operator (MNO) agreement

AT&T Spends $23B on Spectrum Licenses from EchoStar

AT&T just announced it has taken another step towards expanding its coverage network. The phone and internet service provider purchased approximately 30 MHz of nationwide 3.45 GHz mid-band spectrum and approximately 20 MHz of nationwide 600 MHz low-band spectrum from EchoStar. The price? Approximately $23 billion in an all-cash transaction. According to the press release, these licenses cover over 400 markets in total across the U.S. The transac…