March 17 (Portaltic/EP) –
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) The US has submitted a proposal for a new regulatory framework covering bids and collaborations between satellite operators and phone companies and manufacturers.
This independent government agency, which regulates communications by radio, television, satellite, telephone and cable, has acknowledged its intention to “cConnecting consumers to wireless services where there are no land mobile services available to save lives”, as he has qualified in the proposal.
The FCC proposes to allow licensed operators of geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites to request access to terrestrial spectrum as long as they meet prerequisites, such as terrestrial lease of a limited geographical area.
In this way, a satellite operator could serve the clients of a wireless provider in case they need a connection in remote areas. For example, in the Chihuahuan desert or the Uinta mountains (United States).
On the other hand, the Commission has indicated that it will also be in charge of seeking comments on how to support and establish better access to Emergency systems and will seek ways to create a record on whether this regulatory framework can be extended to other bands and locations.
AMAZON AND SPACEX, ON THE RACE
Satellite internet connection worries and interests some of the most powerful technology companies in the world, such as Amazon and SpaceX. The first of them, founded by Jeff Bezos, has recently presented advances in its Kuiper project, system with which it hopes to compete against Elon Musk’s company.
Kuiper will use three antennas: one of them will be capable of offering up to 400 Mpbs and is intended for homes or small organizations. The other, which will be portable, will offer mobile connection anywhere at a speed of 100 megabits (Mbits), while the third will be focused on governments and large communication projects, with 1Gbps coverage.
starlink, Space X’s satellite Internet service, on the other hand, plans to start its satellite phone tests this year with connectivity of between 2 and 4 Mbits per zone. These connection levels will allow, according to your forecasts, calls and text messages.
It should also be remembered that the chip manufacturers Qualcomm and the telephone company bullit introduced two satellite messaging services at the beginning of the year. As they expressed, these will allow high-end Android phones to maintain communication even without coverage in 2023.
In addition, samsung released a few days ago a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) modem technology, a standardized system that enables direct communication between this generation of mobile devices and the satellites.
According to the South Korean manufacturer, this communications technology uses satellites and other non-terrestrial vehicles to offer connectivity to regions that previously could not be reached through networks. That is, mountains, deserts or oceans.
