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FCC rejects Dish 5G plan that could have made Starlink broadband “unusable”
- m463 3y agoWith starlink putting up satellites at ~300 miles (later ~200 miles), why would the FCC even consider mobile services to geosynchronous orbit at ~25,000 miles? for geosynchronous orbit, satellite transmitters and receivers would have to be significantly more powerful which would interfere with less powerful short-distance transmission, and affect a larger footprint. doesn't make as much sense for the future.
- detaro 3y ago> why would the FCC even consider mobile services to geosynchronous orbit Where do you get that from? Nothing about geosynchronous satellites is mentioned in the article?
- m463 3y agoI thought it was implied on the second page, which talks about interference with NGSO FSS satellites (I believe starlink) and other GSO (which says directtv is like dish)
- detaro 3y agoAh right, missed that line. But that's about risks that Dishs proposed terrestrial use could also interfere with existing DirecTV customers TV reception, not any new service to geostationary satellites.