Gogo Seeks Use of 11.2-11.45 GHz for ESAA Operations

Gogo subsidiary AC BidCo wants a waiver of the of the U.S. table of allocations to allow use of the 11.2-11.45 GHz band for earth stations aboard aircraft (ESAA). In an FCC International Bureau filing Tuesday, AC BidCo said the request is in conjunction with the company's request to add Intelsat 29e as a point of communication (see 1608250003). It also said, as part of the FCC's Part 25 rules revamping in 2015, it made clear that ESAA operations in the 10.95-11.2 GHz and 11.45-11.7 GHz bands were permitted on an unprotected basis but that carve-out didn't extend to 11.2-11.45 GHz, but the agency this summer authorized other ESAA operations in that band segment.