The Geopolitics of Satellite Spectrum Rights

Lucas and Luna explore the growing battle over satellite spectrum—the invisible infrastructure that makes space communications possible. With companies like SpaceX, Amazon's Project Kuiper, and OneWeb racing to secure orbital slots and radio frequencies, a new kind of land grab is unfolding in international regulatory bodies like the ITU. This episode drills into the 2025 World Radiocommunication Conference outcomes, how developing nations are pushing back against spectrum hoarding, and why the next space war may be fought over frequencies, not territory. Specific examples include the dispute between AST SpaceMobile and AT&T over cellular spectrum sharing, and the implications of non-geostationary satellite constellations crowding out traditional geostationary operators. #SatelliteSpectrum #OrbitalSlots #ITU #SpaceXStarlink #ProjectKuiper #OneWeb #ASTSpaceMobile #Geopolitics #SpectrumHoarding #WRC2025 #SpaceBusiness #Regulation #FrequencyAllocation #SatelliteBroadband #NonGeostationaryOrbit #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo