Alliance for Satellite Broadband
NGSO Satellites Have the Potential to Revolutionize Broadband Connectivity.
But this modern technology is constrained by outdated rules that threaten satellite broadband innovation.
About the Alliance
The Alliance for Satellite Broadband is a coalition of think tanks, stakeholders and companies seeking to expand global access to satellite broadband through modernized global regulations.
The group specifically asks governments worldwide to modernize the current rules around satellite power limits — called equivalent power flux-density (EPFD) — to help millions of global citizens get online with satellite broadband.
At the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23), regulators invited the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to perform studies of EPFD limits and asked for results by the next Conference in 2027 (WRC-27) — a win for innovation. The ITU-R is now conducting these technical studies. The next step is to objectively consider the results of these studies at WRC-27 and modernize the limits accordingly.
EPFD limits are one of the most significant regulatory restrictions limiting the ability of NGSO satellites to operate efficiently and affordably around the globe. The Alliance for Satellite Broadband encourages regulators to adopt new rules at WRC-27 that unleash the full potential of satellite broadband.
Members of the Alliance
