Facebook looks to be building its own satellite to launch 2019 to test providing broadband connectivity from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). A company called PointView Tech, which seems to be a new Facebook subsidiary, according to IEEE Spectrum, filed an experimental licensing application to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week asking for authorization to “launch and operate a single Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), Nongeostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite.” According to the application, the satellite is called Athena and its main communications payload links “will operate in the little-used E-band spectrum – 71-76 GHz for the downlinks, 81-86 GHz for the uplinks.” PointView’s request also includes two Earth stations.
Could Facebook be Building Its Own Satellite?
FCC Kicks Off Review of Amazon/Globalstar Deal
The FCC has kicked off its review process for Amazon’s acquisition of Globalstar, seeking comment on the deal by July 6. Amazon moved in April to acquire Globalstar in a […]
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