AT&T and Verizon have taken issue with SpaceX and T-Mobile’s upcoming direct-to-cell satellite offering, arguing that SpaceX’s implementation will harm their respective mobile broadband networks. Filings that urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject SpaceX’s request to waive out-of-band emission limits were submitted by AT&T and Verizon this week, joining similar opposition from satellite companies EchoStar and Omnispace.
T-Mobile announced the SpaceX partnership in 2022, pledging to eradicate dead zones by allowing mobile phones to connect to Starlink satellites. SpaceX is now seeking a “ninefold increase” to current power flux-density limits for out-of-band emissions to enact the Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS)...
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