2022 was one of the most exciting years in recent history for the satellite industry, with a number of key milestones including the inclusion of satellite in the 3GPP standards for 5G, the introduction of satellite direct-to-device service, and Non-Geostationary Orbit broadband satellite systems becoming viable competitors in the broadband marketplace. With the likelihood of…

In the wake of the hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands last year, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is making available hundreds of millions of dollars in universal service funding to help restore and expand voice and broadband communications over the next decade to millions of residents. For this, the FCC should…

Rarely a day goes by without a senior government official in the United States or elsewhere focusing on how to best address the digital divide: an important global goal to ensure that no one is left out of the benefits of the digital world. Accordingly, a significant amount of governmental resources are focused on enabling…

Only through following the principle of technology neutrality whereby governments enable platforms, not technologies, to compete, will the future vision of 5G bringing wide-spread advanced communications services to all Americans, wherever they are located, be achieved.