public-private partnership where private capital would facilitate a "wireless moonshot" by taking advantage of a "shared spectrum available for a carrier-neutral, wholesale-only, nationwide 5G network" to "show the world that Chinese wireless dominance is not inevitable". In early spring 2019, Karl Rove, a Rivada Networks investor, had been actively lobbying Senate Armed Services Committee members and Senator John Cornyn—co-author of the Secure 5G and Beyond Act, to promote Rivada Networks' 5G business model which involved leasing the Pentagon's mid-band spectrum, according to a May 2019, The New Yorker by Sue Halpern. Halpern described how, the Department of Defense's spectrum which spans the United States, is often unused—it is set aside for "classified, unclassified, and emergency communications." and that Brad Parscale and Gingrich were making a similar case about "underutilized spectrum". In April 2019, Washington, D.C.-based Jonathan Lee, whose work as an attorney involves FCC matters, questioned why "lifelong 'free market' defenders" like Newt Gingrich and Karl Rove were embracing a DoD/Rivada partnership. An October 20, 2020 CNN report said that Mark Meadows—acting on behalf of President Donald Trump—has increased pressure to fast track a non-competitive lucrative contract Rivada to lease 350 megahertz of the Department of Defense's mid-band spectrum, which CNN's says, would be "premium real estate for the booming and lucrative 5G market." Rivada has repeatedly said that is "not interested in a nationalized 5G network." Rivada Space Networks In March 2022, Rivada announced the formation of Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary that was land to launch 600 low earth orbit satellites interconnected with laser links to form a single global mesh network in space. In February 2023 Rivada announced a 2,4 B$ order contract with Terran Orbital subsidiary Tyvak to build a 300 satellite constellation (288 + 12 spares). The satellites are expected to wheight 500kg each, the deployment would start as early as 2025. Rivada Space Networks is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with a second office in Berlin, Germany. The CEO of Rivada Space Networks is Severin Meister, and the team includes Mark Rigolle as COO. Rigolle is the former CEO of O3b. Rivada has stated that its satellite network will utilize peer-to-peer orbital laser communications, removing the threat of ground-based interference from bad actors. The satellite network will utilize spectrum from two high priority Ka-band filings of Trion Space, a Liechtenstein company. See also Rivada Port Graham Solutions References Defense companies of the