Amazon's Kuiper Urges FCC OK, Says Criticisms Off Base
Regulatory hurdles proposed for Amazon's proposed Kuiper satellite constellation by non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) processing round participants and others (see 1910300003) are unwarranted and would frustrate broadband deployment and hurt future satellite investment and innovation, Amazon said in an FCC International…
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Bureau posting Monday. It said Kuiper poses "a minimal and manageable risk of interference with good-faith coordination" and focusing on the number of Kuiper satellites without regard to system architecture and operational characteristics isn't a sensible way of evaluating interference likelihood. It said SpaceX is exaggerating the percentage of earth station links that might require coordination because its model involves only part of the planned SpaceX constellation, limiting satellite diversity. It said SpaceX in its interference simulations also assumes NGSO processing round participants won't engage in good-faith coordination, contrary to FCC rules. It said waiver of processing round rules is warranted since Kuiper can co-exist with other authorized systems and its operation won't foreclose future access to the Ka band. SpaceX didn't comment Tuesday.