US moves to dismiss Ligado spectrum lawsuit, disputes court jurisdiction and claims

US moves to dismiss Ligado spectrum lawsuit, disputes court jurisdiction and claims
US moves to dismiss Ligado spectrum lawsuit, disputes court jurisdiction and claims

“Ligado fails to plead any plausible facts to support its purely speculative claim that the Government has occupied its licensed spectrum,” alleges the DoJ motion to dismiss the satellite communication firm’s suit in US Federal Claims Court.

ITU rules meeting: Geopolitical ‘fireworks,’ DoD spectrum challenges

ITU rules meeting: Geopolitical ‘fireworks,’ DoD spectrum challenges
ITU rules meeting: Geopolitical ‘fireworks,’ DoD spectrum challenges

Disputes over spectrum use by mega-constellations in low Earth orbit, such as SpaceX’s Starlink, also carry heavy political baggage at the 2023 World Radio Conference that starts tomorrow in Dubai.

FCC proposes to ease direct satellite-to-phone communications

FCC proposes to ease direct satellite-to-phone communications
FCC proposes to ease direct satellite-to-phone communications

While DoD interested in the potential of satellite-to-wireless, government, military and industry officials speaking at Satellite 2023 recognized there also are a number of challenges for military operators.

STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms

STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms
STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms

STRATCOM’s Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center is focused primarily on repelling threats from Russia and China, but DoD also faces a potentially crippling spectrum grab by US commercial 5G wireless giants.

Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services

Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services
Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services

The plan is for Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office to set up a contracting vehicle that allows military users to buy satellite-direct-to-cellular communications capability as a service, said Clare Grason, who heads that office.

An AI ‘Brain’ For Bandwidth: Peraton Nabs DoD Spectrum Award, Eyes JADC2

An AI ‘Brain’ For Bandwidth: Peraton Nabs DoD Spectrum Award, Eyes JADC2
An AI ‘Brain’ For Bandwidth: Peraton Nabs DoD Spectrum Award, Eyes JADC2

The OSCAR effort is designed do develop AI/ML software that can detect spectrum interference and re-route users to open comms channels in near real time.

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Enabling Connectivity In Air Force Hangars, Bunkers And Flight Lines

Enabling Connectivity In Air Force Hangars, Bunkers And Flight Lines
Enabling Connectivity In Air Force Hangars, Bunkers And Flight Lines

When it comes to mission readiness, maintaining electronic workflows through secure and reliable connectivity is essential.

Air Force To Launch 4G LTE At 20 More Bases Next Month

“While we’re all focused on 5G, and we’ve got a lot of possibilities in 5G, we also know 5G is not an endpoint,” said Dan Massey, one of three 5G program leads at OUSDR&E. “So, what goes beyond 5G?”

Army Strips Down Expectations — And Battle Network — For Faster Fielding

PENTAGON: The Army showed off an impressive array of battlefield wi-fi gadgetry today in the Pentagon courtyard, exhibiting new-found realism about what gadgets it might not need. Consider the hardware to connect the individual foot soldier to the brigade-wide command network, which has been stripped down from a 14-pound prototype to a militarized smartphone plugged…