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The GAT-5530 terminal supports the entire ITU Ku- and Ka-bands, including 3.5 GHz of commercial and military Ka-band.
The Link 16 tests began within 10 hours of receiving approval from an allied nation after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a waiver in accordance with the International Telecommunication Union process.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organizes WRC-23 to review and revise the international treaty governing radio-frequency spectrum and the geostationary and non-geostationary satellite orbits.
The ITU has already cleared NGSO use of Ku-band to connect with Earth Stations in Motion, enabling companies such as SpaceX and OneWeb to provide broadband services to aircraft and ships.
RA-23 adopted ITU-R Recommendation M.2160 on the “IMT-2030 Framework” to set the basis for the development of IMT-2030.
RA-23 revised Resolution ITU-R 5-8 to establish the work program and questions for the Radiocommunication Study Groups for 2024–2027.
RA-23 revised Resolution ITU-R 8-3 to promote the participation of engineers and scientists from developing countries in propagation campaigns in tropical and subtropical regions with limited data monitoring.
Approving the proposal to review EPFD rules at WRC-23 would have the ITU study those limits and potentially propose regulatory changes for debate at the next conference in 2027.
The Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD) limits in Article 22 of the ITU Radio Regulations were established through years of technical analysis and provide safeguards for GSO operators while facilitating NGSO deployments and investment.
Telesat launched its LEO-3 satellite to support customer demonstrations and to preserve some spectrum rights at the International Telecommunication Union level.
The Ka-band is being considered under ITU WRC-23 Agenda Item 1.17 for a regulatory framework permitting satellite-to-satellite links for data relay.
Rivada’s plans with the International Telecommunication Union cover 576 satellites in total with half required to be in orbit by mid-2026 under deployment rules tied to its spectrum licenses following the 10% waiver.
An ITU request for coordination filed in April lists 36 polar orbital planes with 36 satellites each totaling 1,296 satellites at roughly 1,160 km and operating in the Ku, Q, and V bands.
Rivada has manufacturing and launch contracts in place to complete its constellations and launch 600 satellites by 2028 within the ITU timeframe.
The ITU Radio Regulations Board determined that Rivada can proceed to deployment milestones of placing 144 satellites plus 6 in-orbit spares by June 2026 and an additional 144 satellites plus 6 in-orbit spares by September 2026.
Rivada has manufacturing and launch contracts in place to complete the constellations and launch 600 satellites by 2028 within the timeframe allowed by the ITU.
Rivada Space Networks received a waiver from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) after a regulatory review completed by 2023-07-05.
The ITU regulatory finding enables Rivada to launch satellite constellations beginning in 2026.
The ITU waiver exempted Rivada from the requirement to place the first 10% of its planned satellite constellation into orbit by September 2023.
Terran Orbital issued a press release from Boca Raton, Florida on 2023-07-06 congratulating its customer Rivada Space Networks on receiving the ITU waiver.