August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... Starlink are permitted can only be answered by the national regulators. In the USA, this is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and, so far, it is satisfied that Starlink is following current regulations, standards and guidelines for design...
January 2021
What it takes to be a space entrepreneur
...? Well, this is a bit esoteric. My first job out of law school and business school was working at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). My job was revoking citizens band (CB) radio licenses, but I was in heaven because I was at the...
16 October 2019
SpaceX files request to launch 30,000 more Starlink satellites
... paperwork for up to 30,000 additional Starlink satellites in addition to the 12,000 already approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). If approved, this would mean that SpaceX's constellation could consist of a mammoth 42,000 low...
23 March 2020
OneWeb launches 34 more satellites amid bankruptcy concerns
... fund its ambitions, but startup costs are high and the company is apparently facing uncertainties by The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as to how many satellites can be used to provide internet access to the US. The satellite operator would...
January 2019
Is the NewSpace bubble about to burst?
... via a network of satellites. SpaceX has also submitted a redesign of the Starlink constellation to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which would involve launching the satellites into a lower orbit - and involve a modification of its...
September 2019
Expectations in a connected world
...In addition, and equally as important, is the shared environment of spectrum. In the last year, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that 5G operators will be able to use frequencies within C-band to deliver their services. C-band...