Rocket Lab CEO Puts Iridium Deal Alongside SpaceX And Amazon’s Spectrum Bets: ‘You Can’t Just Magic Up Spectrum’
CEO Peter Beck estimated Rocket Lab could have deployed Iridium’s constellation for about $350 million instead of $3 billion. Beck says Iridium’s spectrum is the key prize in the proposed acquisition, pointing to similar bets by SpaceX and Amazon. He said Iridium’s L-band spectrum could support reliable defense communications and potentially offer a harder-to-jam alternative … Read more