O3b Talks NGSO Interference With FCC Space Bureau

SES' O3b is pushing its formula for evaluating earlier-round and later-round non-geostationary orbit satellite systems' compatibility. In a docket 21-456 filing Friday recapping a meeting with FCC Space Bureau staffers, O3b said SpaceX's NGSO coexistence proposal (see 2408150034) would harm established services and eliminate incentives for later-round systems to coordinate with earlier-round ones. O3b said its formula ensures the highest availability links are adequately protected while allowing later-round systems to impose relative increases in unavailability that are notably higher than what has been previously suggested.