SES: WRC-27 Working Party's Progress on D2D Slow So Far
ITU-equivalent power flux density limits on satellites should remain, though there could be an update if studies show it's feasible and required, wrote Anna Marklund, SES' vice president of World Radiocommunication Conference affairs. Discussing recent WRC-27 working party meetings, Marklund…
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said last week that there were "intense discussions" around direct-to-device issues. While progress was slow, she noted that there was an agreement to call D2D in the ITU context "DC-MSS-IMT” -- direct connectivity between mobile satellite service space station and international mobile telecommunications user equipment. But there still needs to be common understanding and agreement on the operational concept of DC-MSS-IMT before the working party that's charged with efficient spectrum and orbital use by satellites can engage in assessing technical compatibility with other incumbent services, Marklund wrote. WRC-23 language over EPFD limits saw fights between geostationary and non-geostationary orbit satellite operators (see 2402200005).