Comments on: Satellite Cos. Pitch Their Spectrum to the FCC and Eventually Carriers

By: TerreStar Genus: A Satellite Phone You Can’t Afford to Love: Tech News «

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:35:33 +0000

[...] shows why satellite providers will be relegated to niche markets, barring any regulatory changes. The company most likely affected will be LightSquared which is planning a nationwide LTE network tha…. Unfortunately, a 2003 FCC ruling requires that these providers operate and build a network using [...]

By: FCC Starts Spectrum Scavenging Effort « WTI NewsBlog

FCC Starts Spectrum Scavenging Effort « WTI NewsBlog — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:53:43 +0000

[...] Big LEO band is part of the spectrum allocated for mobile satellite services, which also encompasses L-band and S-band spectrum and totals 90 MHz. The FCC is giving citizens and businesses until June 28 to let the agency know [...]

By: FCC Starts Spectrum Scavenging Effort

FCC Starts Spectrum Scavenging Effort — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:02:11 +0000

By: Are Harbinger’s LTE Network Plans a Red Herring?

Are Harbinger’s LTE Network Plans a Red Herring? — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:21:49 +0000

[...] conditions were removed. If nothing else, the FCC order and Harbinger’s plans have suddenly made the big carriers take notice of the value those airwaves may have — something that Harbinger no doubt is happy [...]

By: » New wireless broaband network planned

» New wireless broaband network planned — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:53:56 +0000

[...] PC manufacturers or anyone who wants to offer mobile broadband. Last November I wrote that certain satellite companies were visiting Washington hoping to somehow cash in on the 100 MHz of spectrum they collectively have. After reading the FCC [...]

By: PE Firm Plans Open LTE Network To Challenge AT&T and Verizon

PE Firm Plans Open LTE Network To Challenge AT&T and Verizon — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:36:26 +0000

[...] November I wrote that certain satellite companies were visiting Washington hoping to somehow cash in on the 100 MHz of spectrum they collectively have. After reading the FCC [...]

By: FCC’s Broadband Plan: Mobile Broadband Will Save Us! – GigaOM

FCC’s Broadband Plan: Mobile Broadband Will Save Us! – GigaOM — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:24:44 +0000

[...] MSS: Mobile satellite service providers such as Terrestar, SkyTerra, and Inmarsat own spectrum in this band because they’ve promised to build a combination satellite-and-terrestrial network. So far they’ve failed to make good on that promise, and I have huge doubts that they ever will. The FCC appears to be relaxing some of the more stringent requirements on satellite providers to see if they can deliver a credible mobile broadband service with devices consumers will buy. If the FCC eliminates some of the satellite requirements, the MSS spectrum holders hope their spectrum becomes more valuable. [...]

By: National Broadband Plan Will Be a Day Early But Fall Short – GigaOM

National Broadband Plan Will Be a Day Early But Fall Short – GigaOM — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:02:39 +0000

[...] offer won’t go far in freeing up much-needed spectrum available in urban areas, but will be a boon to spectrum holders and broadcasters in rural areas, which will get payouts for something they aren’t [...]

By: » Proposal offers L and S satellite bands for broadband use

» Proposal offers L and S satellite bands for broadband use — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:44 +0000

[...] Broadband has facilitated the move of many services that were once the domain of satellites to terrestrial fiber. There may be new hope for the L and S satellite band operators who have been in search of a new cash cow. With the world hungering for more wireless broadband spectrum, a hybrid satellite / earth based system using this 100MHz band is worthy of consideration. The FCC is interested in learning more about ATC, Dean Brenner, VP of government affairs for Qualcomm, told me. SkyTerra’s VP of regulatory affairs, Jeff Carlisle, said he was meeting with the FCC to point out that companies holding ATC licenses could get 100 MHz of spectrum online within the next couple of years. Back in 2003, the FCC overruled objections from the CTIA and the wireless industry, and told satellite companies holding spectrum in the L and S bands that they could offer broadband as long as it had a both a satellite and a terrestrial network component. Companies with this ATC approval promptly went out and raised billions to create such networks. (Gigaom) [...]