TUPPER LAKE, NY — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allowed startup satellite-to-smartphone constellation operator AST SpaceMobile to test its first five satellites for specific operations in V-, S- and UHF-band frequencies.
The S-band authorization is for satellite links only to Earth stations outside the United States.
But the agency stressed in its Aug. 2 decision that the initial approval does not allow AST to conduct its intended business — using terrestrial network operators’ spectrum to provide broadband to unserved areas. That . . .
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