Operators of satellites in non-geostationary orbit could be forced to turn off beams when flying over countries that have not authorized them, do more to disable bootleg dishes in these territories, or a mix of both, depending on who you ask about new global rules in the works.
A proposal to review satellite power limits set more than a decade ago to avoid signal interference between different orbits is one of the most divisive among operators ahead of WRC-23, a four-week meeting kicking off Nov. 20 in Dubai to update global spectrum rules.
EchoStar inked a deal to launch more LEO satellites for global IoT services using the LoRa spec, but the company s goal is to offer 3GPP-based 5G services in the very near future.