The FCC has initiated a significant move to enhance satellite broadband capabilities by approving a process to potentially release over 20,000 megahertz of previously underutilized spectrum. This initiative is part of the FCC's "Final Frontiers Agenda" and focuses on specific frequency bands such as 12.7-13.25 GHz, 42.0-42.5 GHz, and various W-band frequencies. These bands are considered underused and offer opportunities for modernization, potentially paving the way for developments in next-generation satellite services. The FCC emphasizes the importance of these expansions in maintaining U.S. leadership in satellite connectivity.
"The Commission intends to make good on its years-long efforts to unleash these bands for next generation services," the FCC said in a press release about the efforts to expand satellite broadband.
"The 12.7 and 42 GHz bands, which the Commission previously considered for terrestrial use, are adjacent to workhorse satellite frequencies in the Ku- and V-bands."
"The 52 GHz band has no licensed commercial users, and the W-band offers gigabit capacity over a massive, but mostly empty, swath of spectrum long considered outside the practical realm of physics."
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