SpaceX公司以170亿美元购买了EchoStar的频谱许可证, SpaceX buys EchoStar's spectrum licenses for $17 billion, boosting Starlink and aiding EchoStar's 5G efforts.

Elon Musk的SpaceX公司从EchoStar公司获得了价值170亿美元的频谱许可证,其中包括85亿美元的现金和相等数额的SpaceX公司库存。 Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired $17 billion worth of spectrum licenses from EchoStar, combining $8.5 billion in cash and an equivalent amount in SpaceX stock. 该协议将加强SpaceX星际联系卫星网络,并允许EchoStar的“促进移动”用户进入Starlink的“直接到Cell”服务系统。 This deal will enhance SpaceX's Starlink satellite network and allow EchoStar's Boost Mobile subscribers to access Starlink's Direct-to-Cell service. SpaceX还将支付大约20亿美元的EchoStar债务利息。 SpaceX will also cover about $2 billion of EchoStar's debt interest payments. 预计这笔交易将解决FCC最近对EchoStar5G推出的调查,EchoStar利用部分收益偿还债务。 The transaction is expected to resolve recent FCC inquiries into EchoStar's 5G rollout, with EchoStar using part of the proceeds to pay down debt.