The Spectrum Rule That Was Quietly Strangling LEO Broadband
The FCC’s April 2026 overhaul of satellite spectrum-sharing rules scrapped a 1990s framework that was systematically suppressing the capacity of every LEO constellation flying today.
The FCC’s April 2026 overhaul of satellite spectrum-sharing rules scrapped a 1990s framework that was systematically suppressing the capacity of every LEO constellation flying today.
The single biggest barrier to scaling LEO broadband has never been rockets or spectrum — it is the cost of putting a flat-panel phased-array antenna on every rooftop.
Project Kuiper enters a market where a rival already has satellites, subscribers, and a head start — so its real challenge is not technology but timing.