The US government authorizes the creation of its own satellite broadband network

Sky as a business is increasingly in the eyes of companies. Following Starlink and Amazon’s projects to build a satellite internet, Boeing has now received permission from the US Federal Communications Commission to begin building and operating its own satellite constellation and Advance broadband of stars, depending The US State Agency reported in a note.

According to the above information, Boeing wants to provide satellite Internet service For individuals, institutions, companies and public administrations, first in the United States and later worldwide, as planned by Amazon’s Starlink and Project Kuiper.

“The order approves Boeing’s request for a fixed-satellite service in non-geostationary orbit Using frequencies in the fifth band parts (bands 37.5-40, 40-42, 47.2-50.2 and 50.4-51.4 GHz) and to operate links between satellites using frequencies in parts of the fifth band (65-71 GHz),” the text states.

The V band is a kind of higher frequency than the Ka and Ku band radio spectrum used by Starlink and Project Kuiper, which May allow higher data transfer speed Compared to these competitors, but have a greater chance of interference.

Boeing’s plan is to launch 132 satellites are in low orbit, at an altitude of just over 1,000 km, and 15 others are in non-geostationary orbit, which is between 27,000 and 44,000 km above the Earth’s surface. The commission gave the airline six years to deploy half of its network, and nine years to deploy entirely in space.

Boeing’s proposal, therefore, He is more modest than his competitors. Starlink already has about 2,000 satellites in space to deliver internet from the sky, and in the coming years plans to increase that number to 12,000. Project Kuiper for its part, Announced a few days ago It will launch its first satellites at the end of 2022 and hopes to put more than 3,000 satellites into orbit in the next few years.

Boeing, in addition to being one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, is also A leading builder of satellites for commercial, military and scientific usesThe company already offers communication services such as phone calls or broadcast television via these devices. This project is just another step in your business.

So, despite arriving a little late and with fewer satellites than Starlink and Project Kuiper, Boing has nearly six decades of experience in orbital telecommunications, which makes it a serious contender for two freshmen with a much larger portfolio of curriculum in the space.