| Summary |
With the rapid development of global satellite technology, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites can provide affordable satellite broadband services. This LEO technology has attracted global attention due to easily deploying to rural and remote areas with limited ground infrastructure, solving the problem of digital gap, and accomplishing the needs of industrial IoT connections in various geographical environments.
One of LEO companies, SpaceX takes the lead in satellite deployment with its industry-leading launch capabilities. SpaceX's Starlink project has successively provided initial test services in the US and plans to enter Taiwan market to provide fixed satellite services. However, the uplink frequency of the Starlink satellite earth station is the same with the domestic mobile service and may cause harmful interference. In addition, with the expansion of the scope of satellite services, user terminals may be installed and set up as satellite earth stations arbitrarily which may cause interference risks to incumbent services or aviation safety. Since LEO satellite services involve different supervision issues, the launch of Starlink satellite services in the future will face a big challenge in Taiwan's current satellite regulatory framework.
Therefore, this study uses the document analysis method to collect and analyze the development of LEO satellite services as well as related regulatory issues in foreign countries. With case study and comparative research method, this thesis focuses on the spectrum application and foreign investment control, service authorization and license management, earth station installation, interference coordination, and equipment certification. All of the above topics are related to the supervision of LEO satellites in developed countries. As compared with domestic current systems, we can understand the practical measures of satellite supervision in various countries and then, put forward specific suggestions for Taiwan to introduce LEO fixed satellite services in the future.
To sum up, this study hopes the research results and suggestions can be used as a policy reference for the introduction of LEO satellite services in Taiwan in the future. |
