A requirement mandating ground-based spare satellites in case of satellite failure has been waived by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Mobile Satellite Ventures (MVS), due to the company’s in-orbit backup capabilities. Under the FCC rules, MSV had to build an on the ground spare satellite within one year of MSV starting operation of its nexgen Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) services. Thanks to MSV’s plans to address in-orbit backup capacity with the two-satellite system it will launch with its joint venture partner (Mobile Satellite Ventures-Canada), as well as them filing a report outlining contingency plans for dealing with satellite failure, the FCC order approving the waiver was issued. The FCC found that “the requested waiver will strike an appropriate balance between ensuring continuity of satellite service to customers and minimizing cost burdens on the satellite operator.”
MSV plans to launch two satellites for coverage of the United States and Canada. They are expected to be among the largest and most powerful commercial satellites ever built. MSV is Redefining Wireless Communications™ through its development of a hybrid satellite-terrestrial communications network, based on MSV’s patented ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology. Currently, MSV is on schedule to launch MSV-1 in late 2009 followed by the second Canadian satellite, MSV-2, in 2010—Reston, Virginia
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