Boeing Pitches Thousands More V-Band Satellites

Issues of spectrum sharing with thousands of other planned V-band satellites, plus increased demand for high-throughput connectivity services, drove Boeing to seek to modify its V-band non-geostationary orbit system authorization, company officials told FCC International Bureau Chief Tom Sullivan per an ex parte post Tuesday. It said a hybrid low earth/medium earth orbit system allows optimal service delivery and is enabled by new multi-beam terminals. A day after Boeing's 147-satellite constellation got FCC OK in November (see 2111030051), the company asked for approval to add 119 MEO and 5,670 LEO satellites.