LA PLATA, Maryland — British wireless spectrum authority Ofcom is asking international regulators to soften restrictions on Ku- and Ka-band satellite broadband constellations designed 25 years ago to avoid interference with GEO-orbit satellites.
Entering a dispute between GEO and non-GEO (NGSO) operators that flared at the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), Ofcom proposes that limited modifications of the current rules be approved at WRC-27, scheduled Oct. 18-Nov. 12 in Shanghai, and then be subject to a more extensive review at WRC-31.
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