Fixed satellite service and terrestrial wireless camps remain at odds over whether satellite has co-primary terrestrial status, representatives from both sides said in interviews Thursday. They said the dispute is a major stumbling block to any deal between the industries on sharing high-spectrum bands for FSS and 5G. The sides made their case to the FCC in filings this week in docket 14-177. Satellite and terrestrial broadband industry officials said they expect the agency to proceed with its plan (see 1605250063) to vote at July's meeting on a spectrum frontiers NPRM.
Wiley Rein became the Satellite Industry Association's first affiliate member, SIA said in a news release Monday. The trade group launched its affiliate membership category in 2015, aimed at companies and groups previously not eligible for membership.
The Satellite Industry Association urged technological and competitive neutrality in the FCC's planned Connect America Fund reverse auction of broadband-oriented support. SIA "reiterates its support for a CAF framework that does not favor any one technology over others," the group said in a Thursday filing in docket 10-90. "SIA strongly supports the FCC’s longstanding policy of technology neutrality," it said, with a draft CAF Phase II auction order on the tentative agenda for the commission's May 25 meeting (see 1605050036). "Innovations in the satellite industry, including high-throughput satellites, present important potential solutions for the problems that the CAF seeks to address," said SIA, which also backed continued FCC "commitment to the longstanding policy of competitive neutrality." Hughes Network Systems and ViaSat recently made similar arguments (see 1605120029 and 1604150040).
The Satellite Industry Association urged technological and competitive neutrality in the FCC's planned Connect America Fund reverse auction of broadband-oriented support. SIA "reiterates its support for a CAF framework that does not favor any one technology over others," the group said in a Thursday filing in docket 10-90. "SIA strongly supports the FCC’s longstanding policy of technology neutrality," it said, with a draft CAF Phase II auction order on the tentative agenda for the commission's May 25 meeting (see 1605050036). "Innovations in the satellite industry, including high-throughput satellites, present important potential solutions for the problems that the CAF seeks to address," said SIA, which also backed continued FCC "commitment to the longstanding policy of competitive neutrality." Hughes Network Systems and ViaSat recently made similar arguments (see 1605120029 and 1604150040).
Any sharing of the 28 GHz band between satellite and 5G uses needs to include FCC rules protecting satellites from aggregate interference from terrestrial transmitters, several satellite industry representatives told FCC officials in a meeting Monday, according to an ex parte filing Tuesday in docket 14-177. According to a presentation from the filing, "relatively limited numbers" of mobile terrestrial upper microwave flexible use (UMFU) deployments at FCC-proposed power levels "could severely disrupt satellites." The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) said it was working with terrestrial providers on technical parameters to understand how to mitigate that interference. The satellite industry representatives also told FCC officials, including International Bureau Satellite Division Chief Jose Albuquerque, that UMFU/fixed satellite service earth stations need co-primary status in the 37-39 GHz bands, while earth stations should be individually authorized in the 28 GHz band. The FCC also should tackle aggregate interference to satellite systems in its technical rules. The meeting included industry representatives from AT&T Entertainment Group, Boeing, EchoStar, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Iridium, Kymeta, Lockheed Martin, OneWeb, O3b, SIA, SES and ViaSat.
Any sharing of the 28 GHz band between satellite and 5G uses needs to include FCC rules protecting satellites from aggregate interference from terrestrial transmitters, several satellite industry representatives told FCC officials in a meeting Monday, according to an ex parte filing Tuesday in docket 14-177. According to a presentation from the filing, "relatively limited numbers" of mobile terrestrial upper microwave flexible use (UMFU) deployments at FCC-proposed power levels "could severely disrupt satellites." The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) said it was working with terrestrial providers on technical parameters to understand how to mitigate that interference. The satellite industry representatives also told FCC officials, including International Bureau Satellite Division Chief Jose Albuquerque, that UMFU/fixed satellite service earth stations need co-primary status in the 37-39 GHz bands, while earth stations should be individually authorized in the 28 GHz band. The FCC also should tackle aggregate interference to satellite systems in its technical rules. The meeting included industry representatives from AT&T Entertainment Group, Boeing, EchoStar, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Iridium, Kymeta, Lockheed Martin, OneWeb, O3b, SIA, SES and ViaSat.
With a second report and order on 3.5 GHz shared spectrum band being considered for adoption (see 1603110083), satellite industry representatives met with FCC staff including International Bureau Satellite Division Chief Jose Albuquerque to talk about protecting in-band and adjacent band satellite earth stations from interference and about dealing with such interference, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) said in an ex parte filing in docket 12-354 Tuesday. Satellite officials at the meeting included SIA President Tom Stroup and representatives from Boeing, DirecTV, Intelsat, Lockheed Martin, O3b and SES.
With a second report and order on 3.5 GHz shared spectrum band being considered for adoption (see 1603110083), satellite industry representatives met with FCC staff including International Bureau Satellite Division Chief Jose Albuquerque to talk about protecting in-band and adjacent band satellite earth stations from interference and about dealing with such interference, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) said in an ex parte filing in docket 12-354 Tuesday. Satellite officials at the meeting included SIA President Tom Stroup and representatives from Boeing, DirecTV, Intelsat, Lockheed Martin, O3b and SES.
Industry can work out solutions to pave the way for sharing the 28 GHz and other bands that the FCC is considering for 5G, said Joan Marsh, AT&T vice president-federal regulatory, at the agency's spectrum frontiers workshop Thursday. AT&T contacted the Satellite Industry Association about the 28 GHz band after the FCC released an NPRM in October, Marsh said. The panel offered an industry perspective on the kind of sharing proposed by the FCC in the NPRM (see 1510220057).
Industry can work out solutions to pave the way for sharing the 28 GHz and other bands that the FCC is considering for 5G, said Joan Marsh, AT&T vice president-federal regulatory, at the agency's spectrum frontiers workshop Thursday. AT&T contacted the Satellite Industry Association about the 28 GHz band after the FCC released an NPRM in October, Marsh said. The panel offered an industry perspective on the kind of sharing proposed by the FCC in the NPRM (see 1510220057).