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37 Offices in 18 Countries
Broadband Satellite Mobility
Carlos M. Nalda
NSMA Spectrum Management 2012
May 15, 2012Arlington, VA
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Mobile VSATs – Land, Sea and Air
• Earth Stations Onboard Vessels (ESVs)
• Vehicle-Mounted Earth Stations (VMESs)
• Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Service (AMSS) Aircraft Earth Stations (AESs)
• Many similarities from a regulatory and spectrum management perspectiveOff-axis EIRP spectral density, pointing
accuracy and automatic shut-off requirementsCoordination with co-frequency usersNetwork control functionality
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Basic Issue: Interference Avoidance
• Primary technical issue is avoiding interference to traditional FSS operations Off-axis EIRP spectral density levels set at those of a
routinely licensed earth station Pointing accuracy and automatic shut-off
• Requirement to coordinate with other users of the band Fixed microwave links at C-band NASA TDRSS and Radio Astronomy at Ku-band
• Other issues Terminal tracking requirements Data logging and retention International coordination and licensing
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FCC Authorization Approaches
• FCC Commercial Authorization Special temporary authority (STA) up to six months Network license (terminals and associated hub) granted
for 15 year term Public notice and comment procedures
• FCC Experimental Authorization Limited operations (primarily demonstration and testing
of new operational concepts) for up to two years Possibility for limited market testing and provision of
service pursuant to government contracts No public notice and comment
• US Government/Military Spectrum Assignment NTIA, DD 1494, Host Nation Agreement, etc.
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FCC’s ESV Rules
• ESV Proceeding – IB Docket 02-10Order released January 2005 Reconsideration Order released July 2009
• Rules set forth in 47 CFR §§ 25.221 and 25.222 Co-primary status as an application of the FSS Pointing accuracy requirements Tracking/data logging to examine interference issues
C-band:– Coordination requirements within 200 km– 300 gross ton minimum vessel size
Ku-band: – coordination or exclusion requirements near NASA TDRSS
and radio astronomy facilities -125 km limit
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FCC’s VMES Rules
• VMES Proceeding – IB Docket 07-202 Order released July 2009 Reconsideration pending
• Rules set forth in 47 CFR § 25.226 Co-primary status as an application of the FSS Pointing accuracy requirements Tracking/data logging to examine interference issues Coordination requirements near NASA TDRSS facilities
in 14.0-14.2 GHz and RAS facilities in 14.47-14.5 GHz
• Reconsideration Issues ALSAT authority for terminals with larger pointing offsets Equivalent mask for variable power density systems
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FCC’s AMSS Rulemaking
• Petition for rulemaking filed July 21, 2003 by Boeing in support of Connexion by Boeing
• NPRM released Feb. 9, 2005 (FCC 05-14, IB Docket No. 05-20), comment cycle closed
• Connexion ceased commercial operations December 31, 2006; Boeing continues to serve U.S. government customers
• Proceeding has been dormant, but…. Additional AMSS licenses issued to ARINC, ViaSat,
Row 44 and Panasonic Avionics Continuing activity establishes need for service rules Boeing suggests co-primary status at Ku-band like ESV
and VMES systems
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Industry Initiatives
• Managed ServicesProprietary network deployment and full transponder
procurement vs. bandwidth on demand, integrated network control services, etc.
• Market segments (government/military, UAS, commercial maritime, O&G, etc.)
• Strategic PartnershipsTeaming to offer aeronautical/maritime servicesShared network costs and other efficiencies
• New Ka-band SystemsViaSat, Global Xpress, 03b International developments - ESOMPsAre U.S. Ka-band blanket licensing rules sufficient?
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Current Issues
• Dual-band Maritime TerminalsSwitches between C-band and Ku-band
depending on satellite availability and distance from coastline
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Current Issues (2)
• International OperationsImplicate national regulations and
circumvention of incumbent providersIssues are not well-settled
• Service Applications WiFi Internet – 2.4 GHz vs. 5 GHzGSM data and voice• AMSS vs. ESV vs. VMESDiffering connection to the national marketComplex legal/regulatory issues
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Current Issues (3)
• Qualcomm Ku-band ATG Proposal - RM 11640 (filed July 2011)Allocate 14.0-14.5 GHz for terrestrial ATGProposes two 250 MHz ATG licenses;
secondary status; auctionUncertain technical and regulatory issues
• ViaSat Ka-band ApplicationsSNG (50,000 terminals): E120071,
File No: SES-LIC-20120424-00389 –temporary fixed rather than VMES (?)
AMSS (4,000 terminals) - E120075, File No: SES-LIC-20120427-00404
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Broadband Satellite Mobility
Thank you!
Please feel free to contact me with any questions:
Carlos M. Nalda Squire Sanders 1200 19th Street, N.W. Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 O: +1.202.626.6659M: +1.571.332.5626 [email protected]
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Worldwide Locations
• Cincinnati• Cleveland• Columbus• Houston• Los Angeles• Miami• New York
• Northern Virginia• Palo Alto• Phoenix• San Francisco• Tampa• Washington DC• West Palm Beach
• Bogotá+• Buenos Aires+• Caracas+• La Paz+• Lima+• Panamá+• Rio de Janeiro• Santiago+• Santo Domingo
• Beirut+• Berlin• Birmingham• Bratislava• Brussels• Bucharest+• Budapest• Frankfurt• Kyiv
• Leeds• London• Madrid• Manchester• Moscow• Paris• Prague• Riyadh+• Warsaw
• Beijing• Hong Kong• Perth• Shanghai• Singapore• Tokyo
North America Latin America Europe & Middle East Asia Pacific
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