Raul Magallanes

“Do I hear $3 billion for 20MHz? Going once, going twice …” As amusing as it might be to imagine a bunch of stressed telecom CEOs judiciously raising their hands […]

Equipment authorization, also known as “homologation,” is critically important to any manufacturer or importer wishing to market telecom equipment in the United States. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is […]

What comes to mind when you think of Ka-band? Maybe it is miniature dishes, broader bandwidth blocks or affordable Internet broadband. Perhaps the term has a negative connotation — as […]

There have been important developments in Mexico but not the kind you would expect to hear on the evening news. Mexico has kept step with a telecom liberalization plan 15 […]

In September, we discussed maritime regulations in the United States as stated in the rules for Earth Stations on Vessels (ESV). Here, we expand our discussion to include general guidelines […]

If a maritime vessel is in no-man’s land, does that equate to being in no-rules land? With regards to satellite maritime communications, it may appear so, but it’s not quite […]

Where there is a will there is a way… or a “third way” in U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lingo. In its June 17 open meeting, the FCC released a […]

What is telecommunications? Most people will point to the Greek prefix tele, meaning “distance,” and say that telecommunications is “communications at a distance.” Dictionaries define telecommunications as the science and […]

Nearly everyone reading this article is involved in some way in the transmission of energy either to a satellite or a ground station. This means that you have probably heard […]

Over the last few years the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has streamlined its rules in order to expedite the process of authorizing the operation of satellites in the United […]

In the global economy it is important that there be a way for satellite markets to contribute to and benefit from their counterparts internationally. The United States grants access to […]

  Speak now or forever hold your peace or at least hold it for a long time until provision can be made to hear your arguments. The U.S. Federal Communications […]

The ability to attach devices to the public telephone network seems to make so much common sense now, but there was a time when this was not possible. Until the […]

What is broadband? Don’t be so quick to answer. After all, we use the term regularly without ever stopping to think about its precise meaning. Is broadband high-speed Internet, advanced […]

Is Internet traffic neutral, or is it manipulated by network providers for pecuniary and anti-competitive purposes? If so, to what degree? Are application providers getting a free ride by using […]

There have been fierce spectrum battles between the satellite and wireless industries, but there is no rule saying that satellite service providers cannot provide wireless services. As the United States […]

The challenge: Attending to the ever-growing demand for smaller antennas while maintaining the integrity of the 2-degree satellite separation standard. The solution: The use of uplink effective isotropic radiated power […]

Good rules foster stability , but great rules embrace turbulence. When emergencies and natural disasters come knocking, it is difficult to follow proper protocol in regulatory compliance. For this reason, the

Unregulated but regulated. Which is it? This is the uncertainty that has arisen since the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed regulations on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), while declaring […]

The satellite industry is no stranger to enforcement actions by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). These actions typically take the form of fines for failure to obtain or maintain […]

A thriving industry will see its share of buying and selling, not always in products and services but also within itself in the form of equity transfers. Whether it is […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued more than $13 million in fines to companies for apparently failing to file annual Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) certifications. In the […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently has shown some flexibility in allowing a combination of satellite and terrestrial services to be offered on the same allocated bandwidth. During the […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reviews foreign investment in FCC common carrier, broadcast and aeronautical radio licenses. The reviews include applications for new licenses, transfer of control, and assignment […]

The Case for Earth Station FCC License Modifications Earth station licenses are intangible but valuable assets, and like any other company asset, an Earth station license can depreciate in value or lose its

Satellite connectivity while driving traditionally has been possible by using handheld, pay-by-the-minute satellite phones. More recently, always-on services have come to the forefront by using satellite tracking antennas installed on […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the first C-Band Earth Station on Vessels (ESV) licenses, and applicants are looking to enter the maritime markets with always-on telecommunications applications […]

Universal Service Fund and its Impact on the Satellite Sector The Universal Service Fund (USF) is a mechanism by which providers of telecommunications services subsidize the cost of communications for rural

Satellite service providers wishing to offer services to or from the United States often are faced with having to figure out what regulations to follow. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission […]