Rethink orbit rules
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More InformationFrom satellite access to national market strategy.
1. Make market access geopolitically explicit
Before approving individual providers, regulators should define the role foreign constellations may play in the digital economy. Domicile, security, privacy, and economic benefit belong to a transparent market-access model.
2. License functions, not legacy categories
Gateway, ground station, service and spectrum rights do not need to sit in one authorization. Modular licenses create clarity for new value-chain roles and prevent legacy categories from distorting new services.
3. Plan spectrum by use case
Broadband, direct smartphone connectivity, and satellite IoT impose different requirements. Separate broadband and narrowband compartments can improve efficiency and avoid harmful coexistence between NR and IoT uses.
4. Align fees with investment
NGSO systems require large spectrum assignments for technical reasons. Fees should be proportionate, transparent and close to administrative cost, without penalizing gateway architecture through artificial calculation rules.
A rulebook for the market beyond the GEO era.
Market-access strategy
Licensing architecture
Spectrum and coexistence model
Development of a band and application model for MSS, FSS, IMT, ESIM and IoT, covering channel planning, protection criteria, cross-border coordination and preparation for WRC-27 decisions.
D2D regulatory framework
Definition of authorization, partnership models, numbering, authentication, emergency calling, lawful access, consumer rights and quality requirements. The aim is an innovation-friendly framework without regulatory advantages over terrestrial mobile services.
NGSO fee reform
Review of fee formulas and base values for large constellations. The methodology separates administrative effort from technical gateway parameters and supports proportionate, investment-friendly, and internationally comparable charges.
Sovereignty and resilience check
Analysis of critical dependencies, government control options, and alternative supply routes. The model considers civilian, government, and potentially military use, helping align procurement, partnerships, and market access consistently.
Your satellite strategy
Turn spectrum pressure and market dynamics into a resilient regulatory strategy.
Five signals that existing rules need recalibration.
From access decisions to system policy
The figures do more than describe growth. They show how quickly individual authorizations become structural decisions on competition, sovereignty, and spectrum use.
84%
Starlink share of launched LEO and MEO satellites used for internet, D2D and IoT in Detecon’s May 2026 dataset.
10K
Satellites in orbit for the leading constellation, illustrating the speed and concentration of market development.
97K+
Potential total if the planned constellations in the dataset are fully deployed, representing more than an eightfold increase.
14
Countries with launched D2D services at the time of the analysis, with more jurisdictions for testing or developing frameworks.
4
Regulatory gates for the next 12 to 24 months: market access, licensing, spectrum and fees.
Expertise in spectrum policy, NTN and satellite connectivity.
Dr. Richard Majoor
Senior Manager
