Spectrum & Licensing

Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. Dr. Jay Schwarz, Chief of the FCC Space Bureau, delivered a direct message to the industry during the Navigating Global Space Regulations session this afternoon. The Bureau is pivoting its operational philosophy from adjudication to mass ...

Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. With over 14,000 satellites in orbit and filings for hundreds of thousands more flooding the International Telecommunication Union [ITU], the industry has hit a wall. Success is no longer determined by who can launch the fastest ...

In Part 2 of this series, we examine the second bottleneck facing the Orbital Data Center (ODC) : Data Gravity. We will explore why moving exabytes to and from orbit is harder than processing them, and how this specific constraint ...

This is the second in a continuing series on the strategic evolution of space regulation. Part one, “The 200,000-Satellite Filing: When Commercial Loopholes Become State Weapons,” examined how speculative filings distort global coordination. Part two examines the U.S. regulatory response ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) introduced the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act. The bipartisan legislation seeks to modernize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensing ...

The battle for Direct-to-Device supremacy will now be decided here, on the ground, where competitors will look for any evidence that SpaceX's adaptive beams are degrading local service. SatNews Editorial Analysis Executive Summary The Event: The FCC's December 16, 2025, ...

By Evan Grey, Legal Contributor, SatNews For decades, the satellite industry operated under a coordination framework designed to manage interference through established ITU and FCC procedures. As of today, January 8, 2026, that framework is facing a definitive stress test ...

Globalstar executives met with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) leadership on Monday to advocate for the approval of its third-generation "C-3" mobile satellite service (MSS) system and to urge the regulator to protect the Big LEO spectrum band from competing proposals ...

In Washington, modernization is usually a euphemism for forming a committee to study a problem. For FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, it appears to be a euphemism for a demolition crew. In a statement released Tuesday, Carr summarized his first year ...

Announcement from the FCC...The Federal Communications Commission today took critical step toward releasing a large swath of mid-band spectrum for America’s innovators when it voted to propose rules for 5G and 6G services in the Upper C-band (3.98-4.2 GHz). This ...

Rohde & Schwarz has unveiled the firm’s new signals intelligence capabilities, including a comprehensive and integrated approach designed to provide persistent, real-time awareness of the electromagnetic spectrum for enhanced border security, critical infrastructure protection and defense. This technology delivers a ...

By Chris Forrester There were apologies all around because of the US government shut-down meant that actual military personnel at the Silicon Valley Space Week’s Milsat Symposium on October 29 at Mountain View, were thin on the ground this year ...

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI and OTCQB: CYSNF) has been granted U.S. patent No.:12,381,318 B2 for the firm's invention of a Ka-band 2D Phased-Array Antenna in Package. This is the 12th patent C-COM has been granted and is the ...

AST SpaceMobile will pay around $550 million (€474.9m) to Ligado for its L-band spectrum over North America. The news was confirmed late on June 13th. The payment will allow Ligado itself to pay the $535 million it owes to Viasat/Inmarsat ...

The Federal Communications Commission is aggressively pursuing spectrum abundance as part of its Final Frontiers agenda to secure U.S. leadership in space and supercharge the possibilities of satellite broadband. The Commission voted May 22nd to kickstart a proceeding that could ...

River Advisers is strengthening its core practices through a strategic realignment around Spectrum Strategy and International Coordination as well as Global Licensing and Market Access. This evolution reflects the firm’s commitment to delivering end-to-end regulatory support and responding to the ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted AST SpaceMobile, in coordination with AT&T, the ability to test direct-to-cellular connectivity on public safety’s Band 14 spectrum via its BlueBird satellites orbiting Earth. With this approval, it is envisioned that select first ...

SatixFy Communications Ltd. (NYSE AMERICAN: SATX), provider in next-generation satellite communication systems powered by in-house developed chipsets, will participate in Satellite Show 2025, taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., from March 11 to 13, ...

The FCC is kickstarting the process to auction new C-band spectrum for use by US cellular operators and 5G expansion. The auction will wrap by mid-2026, according to FCC’s new Chairman Brendon Carr. Analysts at investment bank BNP Paribas say ...

Screenshot Colt Technology Services is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide a unique, next generation, connectivity network with the necessary speed, security and performance to drive digital innovation and transformation — the first satellite launch is planned for 2025, with services ...