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Satellites
20
Jan

The FCC’s Approval of SpaceX’s Starlink Mega Constellation May Have Been Unlawful

January 20, 2020
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-fccs-approval-of-spacexs-starlink-mega-constellation-may-have-been-unlawful/?amp= A new paper suggests that the agency broke U.S. environmental law in its approval of the satellites and that if it were to be sued in court, it would likely lose. By Jonathan O’Callaghan on January 16, 2020 A battle for the sky is raging, and the heavens are losing. Upcoming mega constellations of satellites, designed...
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23
Nov

WRC-19 identifies additional frequency bands for 5G

November 23, 2019
November 22, 2019 Delegates at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) have identified additional radio-frequency bands for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), which will facilitate the development of fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks. Extract: Additional bands identified to enable 5G deployment While identifying the frequency bands 24.25-27.5 GHz, 37-43.5 GHz, 45.5-47 GHz, 47.2-48.2 and 66-71 GHz for the deployment of...
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23
Nov

Weather forecasters lost the battle for strict interference limits on 5G

November 23, 2019
A more industry-friendly international standard was set at the World Radiocommunication Conference By Justine Calma@justcalma  Nov 22, 2019, 10:39am EST Weather forecasters pushing for strict limits on 5G’s rapidly growing footprint were dealt a blow today by the World Radiocommunication Conference in Egypt. Delegates there voted to create a new international standard that places much looser limits...
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22
Nov

Global 5G wireless deal threatens weather forecasts

November 22, 2019
Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03609-x 22 NOVEMBER 2019 Meteorologists say international standards for wireless technology could degrade crucial satellite measurements of water vapour. Alexandra Witze The international agency that regulates global telecommunications agreed to new radio-frequency standards on 21 November. Meteorologists say the long-awaited decision threatens the future of weather forecasting worldwide, by allowing transmissions from mobile-phone networks...
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21
Nov

ITU Members agree to new milestones for non-geostationary satellite deployment

November 21, 2019
By ITU News Delegates representing ITU Member States have agreed at the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to adopt an innovative new milestone-based approach for the deployment of non-geostationary satellite (NGSO) systems in specific radio-frequency bands and services. The agreement reached at WRC-19 establishes regulatory procedures for the deployment of NGSOs, including mega-constellations in low-Earth orbit....
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17
Nov

ITU INTERVIEWS @ WRC-19: Rupert Pearce, CEO, Inmarsat

November 17, 2019
 
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29
Oct

António Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations, for the World Radio Communication Conference 2019 (WRC-19)

October 29, 2019
Video message from António Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations, for the World Radio Communication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 28 October – 23 November 2019. Added note by EMFSA:
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26
Oct

ITU Radiocommunication Assembly sets stage for further evolution of innovative digital technologies

October 26, 2019
Press Release Radiocommunication Assembly 2019 (RA-19), Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Image credit ITU Sharm El-Sheikh, 25 October 2019 The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-19) concluded today charting future directions in radiocommunication systems and information and communication technologies. Chaired by Mr Sergey Pastukh of the Russian Federation, RA-19 set future work programmes for the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)...
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17
Oct

SpaceX and the U.S. Army

October 17, 2019
The US Army is looking at using the SpaceX Starlink mega-constellation. SpaceX, which is already planning the world’s largest low-Earth-orbit broadband constellation by far, filed paperwork in recent weeks for up to 30,000 additional Starlink satellites on top of the 12,000 already approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. The constellation could conceivably consist of 42,000 spacecraft.
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16
Oct

SpaceX submits paperwork for 30,000 more Starlink satellites

October 16, 2019
Updated Oct. 15 at 6:18 p.m. Eastern to include a statement from SpaceX. WASHINGTON — SpaceX has asked the International Telecommunication Union to arrange spectrum for 30,000 additional Starlink satellites. SpaceX, which is already planning the world’s largest low-Earth-orbit broadband constellation by far, filed paperwork in recent weeks for up to 30,000 additional Starlink satellites...
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