FCC grants approval for AST SpaceMobile’s launch of first commercial satellites
AST SpaceMobile plans to use terrestrial spectrum from mobile network partners to provide service.
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AST SpaceMobile plans to use terrestrial spectrum from mobile network partners to provide service.
This is the first-ever space debris fine to be issued by FCC.
The Federal Communications Commission set a deadline for satellite operators to clear the spectrum by December 2025.
The company has ordered six satellites to provide the necessary capacity for its customers, with SES-18, SES-19, SES-20, SES-21 and SES-22 all to be launched in 2022.
BlueWalker 3 is a test satellite designed to communicate directly with unmodified cell phones to test AST SpaceMobiles technology and service model.
Amazon's Project Kuiper filed a protest against SpaceX's plan for more Starlink satellites.
The FCC secured commitments from fixed satellite companies to move into the upper portion of the C-band, which will free up the mid-band spectrum for 5G wireless services.
USSI Globals services solution approach will upgrade satellite facilities for FCCs C-Band transition, add managed services and support layer for network operations.
Intelsat argued instead that SESs action cost Intelsat more than $1.6bn in potential C-band clearing payments.
Arianespace will launch the Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 satellites together as a stacked pair in 2022, and Galaxy 37 in 2023.
According to the FCC order, OneWeb must launch and operate 50% of the maximum number of proposed space stations, or 1,000 satellites, by August 26, 2026.
The operator said that it can make do with less spectrum by rationalising capacity on its current geostationary fleet.
Filing encapsulates two years of detailed and proactive planning to expedite Americas C-band transition while preserving quality service to Intelsats customers.
Contracts in place with U.S. manufacturers Maxar Technologies and Northrop Grumman
SES will make substantial investments with US companies to meet accelerated clearing goal and support Americas global leadership in 5G.
The company listed assets and liabilities in the range of $10 bn to $50bn, according to filings.
Upon adoption at the upcoming FCC open meeting, the order will ensure foreign operators pay for the work from which they benefit.
The company argued the FCC order will destroy its special event satellite broadcast transmission services.
These terminals would work on the ground with the companys Starlink satellite constellation to deliver global broadband internet service.
While SES and Telesat welcomed the FCCs decision, ABS claimed it was fatally flawed, adding that it would challenge the order in court.
A public auction for the C-band spectrum is anticipated before the end of 2020, according to the FCC.
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