Europe’s 2 GHz MSS Band: From Evidence to Recommendations

The European Commission’s proposal on the future of the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services band is now in co-decision. Current authorisations expire in May 2027, and the new regulation will decide who uses the band for the next twenty years.

IDATE’s White Paper examines which use cases the band should serve, including government and secure communications, how much contiguous spectrum a credible direct-to-device service needs, how satellite services should work with mobile networks (from roaming to full integration), and what is at stake for coverage, resilience and sovereignty. 

The launch was followed by a high-level discussion with the European Commission, national administrations from Spain and France, four European mobile operators (Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Orange, Bouygues Telecom), 5GAA and Connect Europe.