Globecomm rejoined the Satellite Industry Association, SIA said in a news release Monday. It said the satcom services company left last year.
CTIA's proposed high-frequency band road map (see 1707140055) would unjustifiably and unsustainably do away with the FCC's long-held technology-neutral stance by framing 5G as a terrestrial wireless-only neighborhood, said the Satellite Industry Association in a docket 14-177 filing posted Monday. SIA said a variety of satellite systems planned for bands above 37 GHz will let operators be part of the 5G biosphere, and CTIA's push for identifying bands solely for terrestrial wireless would harm competition and innovation among and between tech platforms. SIA said the 40 and 48 GHz bands need to be maintained as primary for core satellite operations, though terrestrial operations could use them on a secondary, noninterference basis, and there's "significant potential" for sharing the 24 GHz, 47 GHz and 50 GHz satellite uplink and downlink bands with terrestrial services. SIA said the CTIA road map would turn over to terrestrial wireless a variety of bands used by satellite, such as the 29 GHz band -- used by local multipoint distribution service stations and non-geostationary orbit satellite service feeder links. CTIA said Tuesday its road map "offers policymakers a balanced path to making much needed spectrum available for 5G services, while also providing satellite operators an opportunity to access high band spectrum.”
CTIA's proposed high-frequency band road map (see 1707140055) would unjustifiably and unsustainably do away with the FCC's long-held technology-neutral stance by framing 5G as a terrestrial wireless-only neighborhood, said the Satellite Industry Association in a docket 14-177 filing posted Monday. SIA said a variety of satellite systems planned for bands above 37 GHz will let operators be part of the 5G biosphere, and CTIA's push for identifying bands solely for terrestrial wireless would harm competition and innovation among and between tech platforms. SIA said the 40 and 48 GHz bands need to be maintained as primary for core satellite operations, though terrestrial operations could use them on a secondary, noninterference basis, and there's "significant potential" for sharing the 24 GHz, 47 GHz and 50 GHz satellite uplink and downlink bands with terrestrial services. SIA said the CTIA road map would turn over to terrestrial wireless a variety of bands used by satellite, such as the 29 GHz band -- used by local multipoint distribution service stations and non-geostationary orbit satellite service feeder links. CTIA said Tuesday its road map "offers policymakers a balanced path to making much needed spectrum available for 5G services, while also providing satellite operators an opportunity to access high band spectrum.”
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is teeing up a notice of inquiry for the Aug. 3 commissioners' meeting on the future of mid-band spectrum, industry and agency officials said. A coalition led by Intel is preparing a statement in support of a proposal for the mid-band that goes beyond what was proposed by Mimosa and other companies for the 3.7 GHz band. Commissioner Mike O’Rielly referenced the Intel-led proposal in a Monday blog post (see 1707100049). It's unclear whether the coalition will file the proposal at the FCC, given the expected NOI.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is teeing up a notice of inquiry for the Aug. 3 commissioners' meeting on the future of mid-band spectrum, industry and agency officials said. A coalition led by Intel is preparing a statement in support of a proposal for the mid-band that goes beyond what was proposed by Mimosa and other companies for the 3.7 GHz band. Commissioner Mike O’Rielly referenced the Intel-led proposal in a Monday blog post (see 1707100049). It's unclear whether the coalition will file the proposal at the FCC, given the expected NOI.
DOD could object to reallocation of C-band spectrum for terrestrial use, given its plans to rely increasingly on commercial satcom services that employ that band, said Satellite Industry Association President Tom Stroup Tuesday, as SIA released its annual state of the satellite industry report. FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly blogged with support Monday for alternative uses of the “underutilized” 3.7-4.2 GHz band mainly used by fixed satellite services operators (see 1707100049). DOD didn't comment Tuesday.
Direct broadcast satellite and cable interests, which clashed over DBS regulatory fees in FY 2015 and 16 (see 1507080013 and 1607060023) are doing so again with the FCC FY 2017 fee proposal, as expected (see 1706050038). wireline interests -- saying they bear a disproportionate regulatory fee burden compared with other industries -- are backing FCC plans for reallocation of Wireline Bureau full-time equivalents (FTE), though the satellite industry is opposing. Comments on the fee proposals were due Thursday, replies July 7. The FCC Received support for its plan to hike the de minimis regulatory fee threshold and pushback on hiking the submarine cable regulatory fee.
The new Broadband Access Coalition is asking the FCC to add a licensed, point-to-multipoint fixed wireless service in the “underutilized” 3.7-4.2 GHz band, mainly used by fixed satellite services (FSS) operators. Mimosa Networks, the Wireless ISP Association and New America’s Open Technology Institute led the filing. Other industry officials predicted a big fight from satellite operators trying to protect their spectrum and potentially from cable operators. Meanwhile, the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology is working on a notice of inquiry looking at mid-band spectrum, like that in the Mimosa petition, wireless layers said. Plan backers said they did initial outreach to the FCC.
The new Broadband Access Coalition is asking the FCC to add a licensed, point-to-multipoint fixed wireless service in the “underutilized” 3.7-4.2 GHz band, mainly used by fixed satellite services (FSS) operators. Mimosa Networks, the Wireless ISP Association and New America’s Open Technology Institute led the filing. Other industry officials predicted a big fight from satellite operators trying to protect their spectrum and potentially from cable operators. Meanwhile, the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology is working on a notice of inquiry looking at mid-band spectrum, like that in the Mimosa petition, wireless layers said. Plan backers said they did initial outreach to the FCC.
The new Broadband Access Coalition is asking the FCC to add a licensed, point-to-multipoint fixed wireless service in the “underutilized” 3.7-4.2 GHz band, mainly used by fixed satellite services (FSS) operators. Mimosa Networks, the Wireless ISP Association and New America’s Open Technology Institute led the filing. Other industry officials predicted a big fight from satellite operators trying to protect their spectrum and potentially from cable operators. Meanwhile, the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology is working on a notice of inquiry looking at mid-band spectrum, like that in the Mimosa petition, wireless layers said. Plan backers said they did initial outreach to the FCC.