Communications Daily

Communications Personals. GSMA elects board including new members Thaddeus Arroyo, AT&T; Allison Kirkby, BT; Ernest Lawrence Cu, Globe; Mike Fries, Liberty Global; Ralph Mupita, MTN; Benedicte Fasmer, Telenor; Ali Taha Koc, Turkcell; and Joe Russo, Verizon ... Cloud solutions company Trofeo hires... http://ow.ly/Ecjo105MVgU

FCC Chooses 4 From 2021 NCE FM Window. The FCC identified tentative selectees in three groups of mutually exclusive applications for noncommercial educational FM construction permits from the November 2021 NCE window, according to an order approved Monday. The order was approved 4-0. Commissioner Anna Gomez recused herself... http://ow.ly/KOIK105NtEK

NASA OK With SpaceX Satellites Lower Than International Space Station. NASA is conducting a visiting vehicle study with SpaceX, looking at the potential impact of SpaceX's second-generation constellation on International Space Station operations. In a letter posted Tuesday in docket 23-135, NASA said one aim of the study is ensuring... http://ow.ly/qq5T105NtEJ

Communications Personals. EuNetworks Group appoints interim CEO Kevin Dean as chairman, succeeding Brady Rafuse, transitioning ... AI Squared names Darren Kimura, ex-Zededa, as president-COO ... Anthony Mokry, ex-Cricket Wireless, joins Cable One as senior vice president-residential services ... Chris Capossela, ex-Microsoft, joins... http://ow.ly/wNm5105NtEH

FAA OKs Starlink Installation on Some Gulfstreams. Gulfstream has received FAA supplemental type certification to install SpaceX's Starlink internet on its G650 and G650ER aircraft, the jet manufacturer said Monday. It said it's pursuing similar certifications for a variety of its other models. http://ow.ly/wT05105NmRf

Main Piece of Russian ASAT Test Debris Out of Orbit. The largest piece of debris from Russia's 2021 destructive anti-satellite test (see [Ref:2111160063]) reentered the atmosphere Sunday over the Arctic, astronomer Jonathan McDowell posted on X. Most of the 2,000+ pieces of debris from the test also have reentered the... http://ow.ly/1pEJ105NmRb

Communications Personals. Cybersecurity company CyFox appoints Yossi Tal, ex-Trellix, as CEO, succeeding founder Roni Zarom, moving to chairman ... Cybersecurity company watchTowr promotes Elvina Liow to vice president, Asia-Pacific ... Cybersecurity company Everfox establishes advisory board with the following members: Marianne Bailey... http://ow.ly/lxAR105NmR9

FSS Earth Stations Reminded of License Renewal for CBRS Protection. Fixed satellite service earth station licensees qualified for protection from citizens broadband radio service have until Dec. 2 to renew their licenses so that their registration is valid in 2025, according to an FCC Wireless Bureau public notice Friday. Incomplete... http://ow.ly/4Q7U105Ngf3

FAA: Licensed Launches and Reentries Up 31%. The FAA licensed 148 space launches and reentries in FY 2024, compared to 113 in FY 2023, the agency said in an email Friday. "It was another safe and impressive year for the FAA and commercial space operators," it noted. http://ow.ly/eRu0105Ngf2

Communications Personals. USTelecom elects Jennifer Prather, Totelcom Communications, as chair, Josh Descant, REV, vice-chair, and Brad Welch, CentraCom, secretary; Chris Lovell, CL Tel., added to leadership committee... Broadband fiber provider Clearfield promotes Anis Khemakhem to chief marketing officer... http://ow.ly/astm105NgeX