Swarm, Orbcomm at Odds Over Planned NVNG MSS Constellation
Swarm Technologies and Orbcomm are locking horns over Swarm's planned non-voice non-geostationary orbit mobile satellite service constellation. Ignoring NVNG MSS spectrum sharing rules, Swarm falsely claims its planned 150-satellite constellation (see 1902110022) and Orbcomm's wouldn't operate in the same spectrum,…
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Orbcomm said in an FCC International Bureau reply Thursday. It said Swarm's planned hard-band segmentation would rewrite NVNG MSS rules, and letting Swarm's constellation plans go through would be "a grossly inefficient and extremely wasteful squandering" of scarce NVNG MSS spectrum. Swarm opposition earlier this month to Orbcomm's petition to deny said Orbcomm never justifies its "extraordinary claim" it has primary operating status throughout the 148-150 MHz uplink band and rights to dictate how any competitor can access that spectrum. Swarm said given relative scarcity of NVNG MSS systems, there's no reason to think its application necessitates a processing round.