The French regulator, ARCEP, is consulting on granting spectrum licences to Starlink for its satellite broadband services. Starlink is seeking licences in the 10.95 - 12.70 GHz and 14-14.5 GHz bands. Although Arcep has previously issued licences to Starlink, France's Council of State last week ruled to revoke these licences.… Read more...

The UK regulator, Ofcom, has launched a consultation on its space spectrum strategy which aims to tackle issues raised by the growing popularity of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites. The consultation considers the importance of protecting earth observation satellite downlink sites used in the UK as well as the issue of… Read more...

The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has issued a consultation on satellite spectrum fees. The document put out by the regulator proposes that the current fee structure be maintained for SES and VSAT applications in the C and Ku bands. It also proposes that ECTEL Member States include two new… Read more...

Europe's technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, has issued a draft decision on Ku-Band Earth Stations in Motion to a public consultation. Draft ECC Decision (19)04 would designate the frequency band 12.75-13.25 GHz for the use by ESIMs on-board aircraft operating to GSO FSS networks and NGSO FSS systems, and… Read more...

The European technical authority, the ECC, has issued its draft revision of ECC Report 217 to a public consultation. The draft revisions will consider aeronautical Earth Stations In Motion (ESIMs) at 17.3 - 20.2 GHz, 27.5 - 29.1 GHz and 29.5 - 30 GHz, in addition to the land and… Read more...

The US telecoms regulator, the FCC, has issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would allow Earth Stations In Motion (ESIMs) to communicate with geostationary satellite across a larger number of frequencies in both the Ku and Ka bands. Specifically, it seeks comment on allowing downlinks to ESIMs from… Read more...