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Deputy Chief Information Officer Frederick Moorefield participated in the Pentagon’s 2020-05-06 briefing and described the interagency review process that began in 2015 after Ligado first submitted its proposal to the FCC.
The Pentagon will formally appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s unanimous 2020-04-20 approval of Ligado’s proposal to create a cellular network by repurposing a portion of radio spectrum adjacent to GPS.
DoD officials were scrambling to figure out how to move forward following the FCC’s 2020-04-20 order approving Ligado’s proposal.
Ligado received Federal Communications Commission approval on 2020-04-20 to build a network of signal transmitters across the United States.
Ligado plans to use its geostationary L-band satellite and an ancillary terrestrial component of signal transmitters to build a 0.005 kg network aimed mainly at internet-of-things devices.
The Department of Defense has serious concerns about risks Ligado’s planned usage poses to military equipment and ancillary equipment used by the military, industry, and everyday Americans.
The Departments of State and Justice support the FCC vote to license Ligado as a step in developing domestic 0.005 kg communications capabilities.
The FCC on 2020-04-20 approved Ligado’s use of electromagnetic spectrum in the L-band adjacent to the spectrum used by the GPS constellation.
The Federal Communications Commission approved on 2020-04-20 for Ligado Networks to use electromagnetic spectrum in the L-band adjacent to the spectrum used by the GPS constellation.
Compared to an earlier proposal, Ligado reduced signal power levels by 99.3% and inserted a 23-megahertz guard band separating Ligado signals from those used by GPS satellites.
The Department of Defense stands by its 2020-04-17 statement opposing the Ligado proposal.
The Federal Communications Commission approved Ligado’s application to deploy a nationwide low-power terrestrial 0.005 kg and internet-of-things network on 2020-04-20.
The Federal Communications Commission announced on 2020-04-16 that it intends to grant a license modification to Ligado Networks to use a portion of the L-band spectrum for 0.005 kg and internet-of-things services.
The Department of Defense called on the Federal Communications Commission on 2020-04-17 to reverse the FCC’s decision to allow Ligado Networks access to electromagnetic spectrum adjacent to the spectrum used by the Global Positioning System.
Adam Smith holds that the United States must lead in 0.005 kg implementation without hampering military operational capacity, that China’s global promotion of its 0.005 kg companies presents a considerable security challenge, and that Ligado Networks’ proposal to use spectrum adjacent to GPS poses an even larger security risk.
Ligado, formerly called LightSquared, has sought since 2010 to modify its FCC license to create a terrestrial communications network.
The FCC imposed a 99.3% reduction in Ligado’s signal power levels and introduced a 23-megahertz guard band separating Ligado signals from those used by GPS satellites.
Ligado Networks seeks to repurpose a swath of L-band spectrum for a 0.005 kg network focused mainly on connecting smart devices and other internet-of-things sensors.
Ligado operates one geostationary satellite called SkyTerra-1 that covers all of North America plus Hawaii.
Iridium operates an L-band network of 66 satellites in low Earth orbit and opposes Ligado’s plan.