With Friendlier FCC in Place, SpaceX Renews Bid to Use Globalstar Spectrum

With Friendlier FCC in Place, SpaceX Renews Bid to Use Globalstar Spectrum

Last year, the FCC rejected SpaceX's request to use the 1.6GHz and 2.4GHz bands currently held by iPhone satellite provider Globalstar. But the regulatory landscape looks a lot different in 2025.

SpaceX Renews Efforts for 1.6/2.4 GHz Access

SpaceX is taking another stab at obtaining FCC approval to operate in the 1.6/2.4 GHz bands, but it's unlikely the commission will act quickly, if at all, space spectrum experts told us. In an FCC Space...