FCC’s Carr: Close Chinese Backdoors Into US Networks

FCC’s Carr: Close Chinese Backdoors Into US Networks
FCC’s Carr: Close Chinese Backdoors Into US Networks

“It’s the presence of this insecure gear in our networks that’s the threat, not the source of funding used to purchase it,” Commissioner Carr said.

JEDI Delay Doesn’t Derail DoD Cloud: Pentagon CIO

JEDI Delay Doesn’t Derail DoD Cloud: Pentagon CIO
JEDI Delay Doesn’t Derail DoD Cloud: Pentagon CIO

The Pentagon is finding alternative clouds while waiting for JEDI, Dana Deasy said, so it can upgrade them to JEDI as soon as the courts allow.

Pentagon Gives Up Huge Slice Of Spectrum For 5G

Pentagon Gives Up Huge Slice Of Spectrum For 5G
Pentagon Gives Up Huge Slice Of Spectrum For 5G

An unprecedentedly quick 15-week review identified 100 mHZ of spectrum, now heavily used by military radars, that will be auctioned off in December 2021.

Iridium Publicly Threatens Lawsuit To Overturn FCC’s Ligado Vote

Iridium Publicly Threatens Lawsuit To Overturn FCC’s Ligado Vote
Iridium Publicly Threatens Lawsuit To Overturn FCC’s Ligado Vote

“I think there’s some very compelling petitions for reconsideration before the FCC right now, so I’m hoping that they would hit the pause button,” says Iridium’s legal rep Robert McDowell.

NDAA: Senate Takes On China, Russia – And The FCC

NDAA: Senate Takes On China, Russia – And The FCC
NDAA: Senate Takes On China, Russia – And The FCC

Besides shoring up physical defenses against foreign threats, Senate Armed Services chairman Jim Inhofe is fighting against the FCC’s transfer of spectrum from GPS to 5G firm Ligado.

FCC Reconsiders Tightening 25-Year Deadline For Space Junk Disposal

FCC Reconsiders Tightening 25-Year Deadline For Space Junk Disposal
FCC Reconsiders Tightening 25-Year Deadline For Space Junk Disposal

“Putting non-maneuverable cubesats into LEO in densely populated orbits … is like putting go-carts on the freeway. Nobody would do that,” says Viasat’s John Janka.

DoD, Industry Press FCC To Stop Vote On Space Debris Regs

DoD, Industry Press FCC To Stop Vote On Space Debris Regs
DoD, Industry Press FCC To Stop Vote On Space Debris Regs

The independent FCC seemingly “wrote these proposed rules mostly (if not entirely) in a vacuum, potentially failing to ensure White House directions in Space Policy Directives 1-through-4 were fully accounted for,” said one USG official with an eye on the debate.

Security Trumps Speed For 5G Networks: CNAS

Security Trumps Speed For 5G Networks: CNAS
Security Trumps Speed For 5G Networks: CNAS

“Security will be more important than speed in establishing a durable foundation for 5G’s future,” writes leading scholar Elsa Kania – and Washington must lead the way.

As DoD Seeks Smallsats, FCC Eases Licensing

As DoD Seeks Smallsats, FCC Eases Licensing
As DoD Seeks Smallsats, FCC Eases Licensing

“I see no reason why a satellite the size of a shoebox, with the life expectancy of a guinea pig, should be regulated the same way as a spacecraft the size of a school bus that will stay in orbit for centuries,” says FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.

Pence: 5G Plan Will Spur Space Innovation

Pence: 5G Plan Will Spur Space Innovation
Pence: 5G Plan Will Spur Space Innovation

“President Trump has made it clear that the race to 5G is a race America will win,” Pence said.

Commercial Space Needs Regulatory Clarity

Commercial Space Needs Regulatory Clarity
Commercial Space Needs Regulatory Clarity

Commercial space has many military applications, The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency relies heavily on commercial imagery supplied by DigitalGlobe satellites. The National Reconnaissance Office recently joined with NGA in something called the  Commercial GEOINT Activity to buy commercial satellite imagery. A raft of companies are talking about  building and operating satellites to provide imagery and other data.…

Don’t Launch Drones Or Blimps As Emergency Coms Relays After Disaster

Launching drones/blimps as communication relays after disaster would do more harm than good, say AT&T, Sprint, & APCO: http://politi.co/MiSVqJ SydneyFreedberg

FCC Moves to Kill $4B LightSquared’s GPS-Jamming 4G Network

WASHINGTON: It has all the hallmarks of what could have become a very embarrassing political and technical scandal. A company called LightSquared got provisional permission from the chairman of the FCC to go ahead with a 4G system that the military said — unequivocally — would jam the crucial signals from Global Positioning System satellites.…