Lynk Urges FCC to Set the Global Standard for SCS

Pointing to international regulators looking to the FCC for leadership on how to address mobile supplemental coverage from space, Lynk representatives urged that the agency move expeditiously on its SCS proceeding. In a meeting with an aide to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel recapped in docket 23-65, posted Tuesday, Lynk said that could lead to a global framework involving tests involving scope and power and conditions requiring approval from other users of the terrestrial spectrum. Lynk said Tuesday it would partner with mobile operator bmobile Solomon Islands to provide direct-to-device service in the South Pacific nation, starting with a beta test this year and then full service across the Solomon Islands in 2024. In meetings with aides to Rosenworcel and Commissioners Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington, SpaceX pushed for approval of its pending SCS applications, per a docket 23-135 filing posted Tuesday.