WBU Wants Protection of Upper C-Band
Satellite carriers and government regulators should protect broadcast services’ access to the upper part of the C-Band, said the World Broadcasting Unions’ position, approved by the WBU’s secretaries and directors general. “The potential allocation of C-Band FSS [fixed satellite services]…
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spectrum to Mobile Services will create chaos to the economics of broadcasting by satellite, potentially interrupting services to audiences around the world,” the WBU said in the paper posted Wednesday. “C-Band is critical for satellite services in tropical regions as it suffers less from the attenuation effects of heavy rainfall than higher frequency bands.” WBU members experienced “serious interference” where this spectrum was opened up to other users, the paper said. The availability of the C-Band should be protected “where the band has been allocated to satellite services and is currently used to provide many broadcasting services,” WBU said.