SES’s Collar: We can make FCC incentive-payment deadline without Intelsat; LEO constellation partnership a possibility

by Peter B. de Selding

PARIS — SES Chief Executive Steve Collar said his company will be able to clear its share of C-band spectrum over the United States by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's December 2023 deadline and be eligible to receive the full $3.99 billion in incentive payments even if Intelsat is not involved.

Collar praised the FCC’s C-band order, voted on Feb. 28 and designed to speed access by prospective 5G terrestrial broadband provides to 280 MHz of C-band now used by satellite . . .

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