Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
The Boeing Company
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Carlos
Last Name:
Nalda
Phone Number:
202-434-7333
Title:
Attorney, Mintz Levin
Special Temporary Authority application - Certification
Applicant certification
Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.
Date:
2005-09-08 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
R. Craig Holman
Title of Applicant (if any):
Counsel
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Pursuant to Section 5.61 of the Rules, The Boeing Company (?Boeing?) respectfully requests that the Commission authorize it, on a temporary basis for a period commencing on September 16, 2005 and not to exceed six months, to operate within the United States up to two (2) Seatel Ku-band .6 meter mechanically steered antennas installed on High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (?HMMWV?) Mobile Wideband Testbed (?MWT?) (Boeing-owned ?Humvees? with a mobile satellite earth station mounted atop a customized S710 aluminum/rigid-foam shelter) for demonstration and testing purposes. As demonstrated herein, permitting such experimental operations on a temporary basis would strongly serve the public interest. At the outset, Boeing would note that the proposed experimental operations are merely an extension of existing experimental authority under which Boeing has operated two HMMWVs equipped with phased array antennas developed for Boeing?s Ku-band Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Service offering. See Call Sign WC2XVE, File Nos. 0038-EX-ML-2003 and 0227-EX-ST-2003). In addition, Boeing has been authorized to operate Seatel .6m antennas in the maritime mobile context. See Call Sign WD2XFK, File No. 0703-EX-ST-2004. The operational characteristics of Boeing?s proposed operations with the Seatel .6m antenna are identical to those previously authorized by the Commission, and are well below the operational characteristics of routinely licensed VSAT terminals. Like its prior experimental authorizations and to afford operational flexibility, Boeing seeks authority to operate throughout the continental United States (?CONUS?) and to communicate with ALSAT KU satellites. Boeing is currently participating in a procurement process for the U.S. Army?s 101st Airborne Division for Wide-Band Communications on the Move (?WBOTM?) land mobile systems as part of the Integrated Battlespace - Combat Situation Awareness System (?IB-CSAS?) initiative. IB-CSAS will provide location, data and voice communications capabilities to and from HMMWV support vehicles to connect squad/platoon-level units on the ground to upper echelon commanders. See 101st Airborne Division, Operational Needs Statement, AFZB-GB (dated July 18, 2005). WBOTM is a critical component of IB-CSAS, connecting local HMMWV-supported communications to terrestrial communications networks through high-speed Ku-band satellite links. Boeing seeks to test and demonstrate HMMWVs equipped with Seatel .6m antennas in connection with this U.S. government procurement program, as well as for other U.S. military units. Boeing?s request for special temporary authority commencing on September 16, 2005 is prompted by the immediate desire to test the HMMWV MWT using the Seatel .6m earth station, and to demonstrate the HMMWV MWT?s capabilities to U.S. military personnel beginning the week of September 19, 2005 at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Fort Carson, Colorado. Boeing will use the HMMWV MWT to demonstrate WBOTM capabilities using the well-proven Connexion by BoeingSM network. Because the significant benefits of granting the requested experimental special temporary authorization extend well beyond Boeing?s near-term testing and demonstrations requirements, Boeing requests temporary authority to conduct the requested experimental operations for up to six months during the pendency of an application for regular experimental authority which will be filed shortly. Boeing?s experimental operations would advance the use of broadband satellite communications services to support battlefield and other critical military communications and would further the development of future combat communications systems. Thus, granting Boeing special temporary authority to conduct experiments to support the development of advanced satellite communications systems for the United States military plainly would serve the public interest. Boeing?s proposed operations are fully consistent with the existing secondary Mobile-Satellite Service (?MSS?) allocation in the 14.0-14.5 GHz band. That said, Boeing confirms that it will continue to meet the stated criteria necessary to protect NASA? s TDRSS operations, as well as Radio Astronomy stations observing in the 14 GHz band, as set forth in the applicable agreement and letter referenced in the Commission order granting Boeing? s regular transmit-receive authority. See The Boeing Company, Order and Authorization, 16 FCC Rcd. 22645 (Int? l Bur./OET 2001) at n. 20, 21. Boeing also will accept the existing condition in its experimental authorization that its operations will not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, any other authorized station operating in accordance with the provisions of the ITU Constitution, ITU Convention and the ITU Radio Regulations. Furthermore, Boeing will continue to operate within the parameters notified to adjacent satellites as documented in previous filings, so grant of this STA request will not adversely affect adjacent Ku-band satellite operators. Accordingly, Boeing respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this STA request prior to September 16, 2005. If there are any questions concerning this request, please contact the Boeing representatives indicated herein.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WC9XHF
Class of Station:
MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Seatel
Equipment 1 Model Number
2403
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
2
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
Testing and demostration of mechanically steered Ku-band antenna in land mobile context.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation