The direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity market has been completely transformed in the space of six weeks.

On Aug. 1, U.S.-based EchoStar ordered 100 satellites from Canada’s MDA Space for a planned $5 billion low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation.

But that constellation was scrapped just over a month later on Sept. 8 after EchoStar sold spectrum underpinning the proposed satellites to SpaceX for $17 billion.

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