In the past, I had pointed to many reasons for the assignment of spectrum for satellite services administratively and not by auctions. Today, I plan to take you through the complex process of interference management for the satellite spectrum. After going through this note you will appreciate why auctioning of satellite spectrum will lead to a disastrous situation, thereby preventing the regulator from intervening and dampening the incentive for the satellite players to coordinate, and make investments in improving the capabilities of their technology to drive spectrum efficiencies, etc. Hence, without wasting any more time let’s begin.
Why are Satellite Bands Always FDD?
Yesterday, I wrote an article to explain why low-frequency bands used in terrestrial networks are always configured in FDD (Frequency Division Duplex)...
