The Satellite Industry Association said its request for an additional 3...
The Satellite Industry Association said its request for an additional 3 dB safety margin to protect satellite receivers from a next generation air-to-ground (ATG) service is to account for the fact that future continental U.S. (CONUS) coverage satellites “may use…
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improved receivers with lower noise levels and/or CONUS beams which may have a slightly higher gain than those used by existing satellites,” it said in an ex parte filing in docket RM-11640 (http://bit.ly/WvhUMy). In the filing, SIA responded to the FCC’s questions on a previous SIA filing about Qualcomm’s proposed terrestrial-based, ATG operations in the Ku band. SIA also provided a list of U.S.-licensed satellites along with beam performance information requested by the commission. The filing recounts correspondence through email with SIA and International Bureau staff.