China Could Be Major Competitor in Satellite Broadband, Starks Warns
5G rollout showed how quickly China caught up with the U.S. in telecom network equipment, and satellite broadband could be next, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks told the Commercial Spaceflight Federation Thursday, per prepared remarks released Friday. China says its government-backed…
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providers are interested in just the domestic market, but the U.S. can't be complacent and the FCC needs to pursue policies that will encourage American leadership, he said. Expected megaconstellations might necessitate a new regulatory approach, and April's orbital debris rules update and NPRM approval (see 2004230040) "strike the right balance," he said.