37 Offices in 18 Countries Broadband Satellite Mobility Carlos M. Nalda NSMA Spectrum Management 2012 May 15, 2012 Arlington, VA

2 Broadband Satellite Mobility – Mobile VSATs ESV VMES AMSS

3 Mobile VSATs – Land, Sea and Air Earth Stations Onboard Vessels (ESVs) Vehicle-Mounted Earth Stations (VMESs) Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Service (AMSS) Aircraft Earth Stations (AESs) Many similarities from a regulatory and spectrum management perspective  Off-axis EIRP spectral density, pointing accuracy and automatic shut-off requirements  Coordination with co-frequency users  Network control functionality

4 Basic Issue: Interference Avoidance Primary technical issue is avoiding interference to traditional FSS operations  Off-axis EIRP spectral density levels set at those of a routinely licensed earth station  Pointing accuracy and automatic shut-off Requirement to coordinate with other users of the band  Fixed microwave links at C-band  NASA TDRSS and Radio Astronomy at Ku-band Other issues  Terminal tracking requirements  Data logging and retention  International coordination and licensing

5 FCC Authorization Approaches FCC Commercial Authorization  Special temporary authority (STA) up to six months  Network license (terminals and associated hub) granted for 15 year term  Public notice and comment procedures FCC Experimental Authorization  Limited operations (primarily demonstration and testing of new operational concepts) for up to two years  Possibility for limited market testing and provision of service pursuant to government contracts  No public notice and comment US Government/Military Spectrum Assignment  NTIA, DD 1494, Host Nation Agreement, etc.

6 FCC’s ESV Rules ESV Proceeding – IB Docket  Order released January 2005  Reconsideration Order released July 2009 Rules set forth in 47 CFR §§ and  Co-primary status as an application of the FSS  Pointing accuracy requirements  Tracking/data logging to examine interference issues  C-band: – Coordination requirements within 200 km – 300 gross ton minimum vessel size  Ku-band: – coordination or exclusion requirements near NASA TDRSS and radio astronomy facilities -125 km limit

7 FCC’s VMES Rules VMES Proceeding – IB Docket  Order released July 2009  Reconsideration pending Rules set forth in 47 CFR §  Co-primary status as an application of the FSS  Pointing accuracy requirements  Tracking/data logging to examine interference issues  Coordination requirements near NASA TDRSS facilities in GHz and RAS facilities in GHz Reconsideration Issues  ALSAT authority for terminals with larger pointing offsets  Equivalent mask for variable power density systems

8 FCC’s AMSS Rulemaking Petition for rulemaking filed July 21, 2003 by Boeing in support of Connexion by Boeing NPRM released Feb. 9, 2005 (FCC 05-14, IB Docket No ), comment cycle closed Connexion ceased commercial operations December 31, 2006; Boeing continues to serve U.S. government customers Proceeding has been dormant, but….  Additional AMSS licenses issued to ARINC, ViaSat, Row 44 and Panasonic Avionics  Continuing activity establishes need for service rules  Boeing suggests co-primary status at Ku-band like ESV and VMES systems

9 Industry Initiatives Managed Services  Proprietary network deployment and full transponder procurement vs. bandwidth on demand, integrated network control services, etc. Market segments (government/military, UAS, commercial maritime, O&G, etc.) Strategic Partnerships  Teaming to offer aeronautical/maritime services  Shared network costs and other efficiencies New Ka-band Systems  ViaSat, Global Xpress, 03b  International developments - ESOMPs  Are U.S. Ka-band blanket licensing rules sufficient?

10 Current Issues Dual-band Maritime Terminals  Switches between C-band and Ku-band depending on satellite availability and distance from coastline

11 Current Issues (2) International Operations  Implicate national regulations and circumvention of incumbent providers  Issues are not well-settled Service Applications  WiFi Internet – 2.4 GHz vs. 5 GHz  GSM data and voice AMSS vs. ESV vs. VMES  Differing connection to the national market  Complex legal/regulatory issues

12 Current Issues (3) Qualcomm Ku-band ATG Proposal - RM (filed July 2011)  Allocate GHz for terrestrial ATG  Proposes two 250 MHz ATG licenses; secondary status; auction  Uncertain technical and regulatory issues ViaSat Ka-band Applications  SNG (50,000 terminals): E120071, File No: SES-LIC – temporary fixed rather than VMES (?)  AMSS (4,000 terminals) - E120075, File No: SES-LIC

13 Broadband Satellite Mobility Thank you! Please feel free to contact me with any questions: Carlos M. Nalda Squire Sanders th Street, N.W. Suite 300 Washington, DC O: M:

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