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NGSOs Don't Need 12 GHz Band: RS Access CEO

RS Access' preliminary analysis shows spectrum sharing in the 12 GHz band is feasible. Even if it isn't, SpaceX and other aspiring non-geostationary orbit service providers "have a wealth of other frequencies available to them," RS Access CEO Noah Campbell…

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told an aide to FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, per an International Bureau posting Friday. Urging opening the band to terrestrial 5G operations, Campbell said NGSO operators need to accommodate spectrum allocation regimes worldwide that don't include fixed satellite service rights to the band, and some proposed constellations like Amazon's Kuiper don't plan to use the band in the U.S. He said 5G broadband in the 12 GHz band "is not an either-or decision" among terrestrial, direct broadcast satellite and NGSO licensees.