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TL;DR

EchoStar has resurrected DBSD and TerreStar spectrum relics, forked over 5 billion dollars for 200 MDA satellites due in 2028.

It swears you’ll have “global” service by 2029 despite zero phones able to pick up the signal.

EchoStar’s Grand Orbiting Gambit

Recycling Old Satellites and Selling Stardust Dreams

So, we learn that EchoStar, heir to a half-century of satellite glory and questionable profit margins, wants to blanket Earth with shiny new LEO gizmos. They’ve apparently repackaged the same dusty spectrum relics from extinct companies, DBSD, TerreStar, into a shiny global promise.

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