AT&T said SpaceX’s requested “ninefold increase” to the allowable power flux-density limits for out-of-band emissions “would cause unacceptable harmful interference to incumbent terrestrial mobile operations. Specifically, AT&T’s technical analysis shows that SpaceX’s proposal would cause an 18% average reduction in network downlink throughput in an operational and representative AT&T PCS C Block market deployment.”
Assuming a handset antenna gain of -3 dBi, SpaceX’s proposal still results in an interference to noise (I/N) ratio of -3 dB—well above the ITU [International Telecommunication Union] threshold SpaceX claims would protect terrestrial devices. SpaceX’s proposed margin therefore fails to adequately protect terrestrial user equipment from potential interference from SCS satellite systems, including user equipment that may not fall within the flagship performance parameters, and should be rejected.”
This isn’t defending a telecom. Starlink would be encroaching on other bands. This would hurt Ham radio operators too. Starlink would be universally shitting on everyone else. This is Starlink’s problem if it’s true.
Stop being dramatic. Nobody is “stopping” Starlink service. They just can’t step on anyone else’s toes in the RF spectrum, like has been the case since the FCC was founded a century ago. Everybody has their lane, and Elon wants more.
I didn’t mean to imply the suit isn’t legitimate. I’m sure out of all of them Starlink is the worst because Elon is such a fucking moron. I’m just not going to cheer the winner either way. I’m glad all the bad guys are fighting and I hope they have a bad quarter over it.
I am not an expert, but I am assuming that the interference would slow down mobile data, lower sound quality on mobile phone calls, and probably more dropped calls. Much as I hate AT&T, I am on their side for this one. An “an 18% average reduction in network downlink throughput” sounds significant to me.
These complaints sound legitimate.
Never thought I’d see the day people would defend telecoms. People really hate Musk that much…
This isn’t defending a telecom. Starlink would be encroaching on other bands. This would hurt Ham radio operators too. Starlink would be universally shitting on everyone else. This is Starlink’s problem if it’s true.
We are worried about 15% worse internet in the first world so we need to stop ibternet for wveryone anywhere on the planet at.
Planet wide communication thats some SciFi shit do we really want to stop that.
Stop being dramatic. Nobody is “stopping” Starlink service. They just can’t step on anyone else’s toes in the RF spectrum, like has been the case since the FCC was founded a century ago. Everybody has their lane, and Elon wants more.
Re have run out of frequency bands we must replace the old with the new. How we do this idk
I didn’t mean to imply the suit isn’t legitimate. I’m sure out of all of them Starlink is the worst because Elon is such a fucking moron. I’m just not going to cheer the winner either way. I’m glad all the bad guys are fighting and I hope they have a bad quarter over it.
I am not an expert, but I am assuming that the interference would slow down mobile data, lower sound quality on mobile phone calls, and probably more dropped calls. Much as I hate AT&T, I am on their side for this one. An “an 18% average reduction in network downlink throughput” sounds significant to me.
Yeah I’m clearly not making my point very well so I’ll just leave it be.