GSMA, which represents 750 operators and another 350 firms in the mobile industry, has called for access to the high-capacity spectrum that the space lobby currently has a monopoly over. The industry is also calling on the government to allow it to use its own spectrum, rather than relying on licensed spectrum. Tarnutzer dismissed those arguments as misinformation and said they threaten to delay the benefits of 5G that would also accrue to developing nations by, for example, making it possible to run ports and shipping more efficiently. Satellite operators want to keep a wide margin of unused bandwidth to ensure there is no interference with services like weather forecasting which, if disrupted, could potentially put lives at risk.
GSMA, which represents 750 operators and another 350 firms in the mobile industry, has called for access to the high-capacity spectrum that the space lobby currently has a monopoly over. The industry is also calling on the government to allow it to use its own spectrum, rather than relying on licensed spectrum. Satellite operators want to keep a wide margin of unused bandwidth to ensure there is no interference with services like weather forecasting which, if disrupted, could potentially put lives at risk.