Satellite

摘要

The Satellite Industry Association wants the FCC to deny Qualcomm's petition for a proceeding tonestablish a new terrestrial-based, air-to-ground mobile service in the 14.0-14.5 GHz band. SIA reiterated itsnconcern that Qualcomm's proposed ATG operations in the Ku band, "even on a secondary basis, would putnmany services at risk and retard further innovation in the satellite sector," it said in an ex parte filing in RM-n11640 (http://bit.ly/X0wLwb). Such a network will receive more interference from primary fixed satellitenservices than feasible for operation, it said. Satellite earth stations in the 14.0-14.5 GHz band "can be blanket-nlicensed and can be deployed anywhere at any time, which heightens the interference potential into ATGnground stations and aircraft," SIA said. It may be possible for a terrestrial ATG network to share spectrumnwith other services in frequency bands, SIA added: But in the Ku band, skyward transmission paths, highnsatellite receiver sensitivity and other factors "suggest that such a shared use of the spectrum will not be viable."nThe filing recounted a meeting between SIA members including Harris Corp. and SES and staff fromnFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's office and with International Bureau Chief Mindel De La Torre.