Europe’s 2 GHz MSS Band at a Turning Point — Direct-to-Device and the Path to 2027
The 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) band is at a turning point. Current authorisations expire in 2027, and the European Commission’s recent proposal has now entered the co-decision process.
To explore the future of this strategic spectrum band, we’re bringing together representatives from EU institutions, regulators, mobile operators and satellite industry stakeholders for a high-level discussion in Brussels!
29 June 2026 | 14:00–16:30, Occitanie Europe Office, Brussels
PREVISONNAL PROGRAMME
13h30 | Welcome coffee
14h00 | Introduction & welcome
• Carole Manero, Director of Studies, IDATE
14h05 | Presentation of recommendations – White Paper highlights
• Mansouria Ait Amrane, Director of Studies, IDATE
14h15 | Institutional view
• Gerasimos Sofianatos, Head of Unit, Radio Spectrum Policy, DG CONNECT
• Speaker tbc
14h35 | Satellite operator perspective
• Guillaume Lebrun,VP European Regulatory & Spectrum, AST SpaceMobile
14h45 | Terrestrial operator perspective
• Jan-Hendrik Jochum — VP Spectrum Policy & Projects, Deutsche Telekom
• Speakers tbc
15h15 | Q&A
15h25 | Coffee break
15h45 | NRA perspective
• National Regulatory Authority Speaker tbc
15h55 | Keynote
• Manuel R Marti, Policy director spectrum EU, GSMA
16h00 | Keynote
• Lucas Hassan, Spectrum policy
16h05 | Keynote
• Luc Hindryckx, Director General, ECTA
16h10 | Keynote
• Pinar Serdengecti — Policy director, Connect Europe
16h15 | Q&A
16h25 | Wrap-up
• Carole Manero, Director of Studies, IDATE
16h30 | Closing