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SAMENA Council Leads Space Sustainability Dialogue and Contextualizes
Sustainability in View of WRC-27

SAMENA Telecommunications Council, at to be explored and for making collective who steered the discussions at the WSSA
the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre progress in the complex space landscape. Forum. For WRC-27, new studies for
(MBRSC) headquarter, led a dialogue last SAMENA Council, with its membership mobile in the bands 4400-4800 MHz;
week on space sustainability, organized by comprising both Terrestrial and Space 7125-8400 MHz and 14.8-15.35 GHz,
the World Space Sustainability Association segments, observes that space economy, among other areas, are deemed important
(WSSA). Held as Space Sustainability driven by both space-exploration agenda items. The Industry, over the next
Leaders Forum, the roundtable discussion initiatives, cost-effective satellite five years, requires more harmonized
led by SAMENA Council focused on production and launching, and capacity for mobile services and the
Accelerating Global Coordination on Space constellation-based business models, will identification of these bands for
Sustainability; setting Priorities for face a dramatic increase in the next International Mobile Telecommunication
Collaboration and Progress for the Space decade. during this time frame, several (IMT) by WRC-27 would provide an
Ecosystem; and identifying Opportunities critical challenges will surface, ranging important resource for mobile connectivity
and Imperatives for Space Stakeholders. from signal interference to orbital slot and service evolution. Having timely
The space-sustainability dialogue held at allocations; fuel and light pollution to discussions relating to predictable access
the MBRSC headquarter aligned well with debris management; and from solar flares to spectrum, such as during the WSSA
new expectations set forth by the United to in-space collisions. “One of the key Forum led by SAMENA Council, is expected
Nations” recently adopted Pact for the areas to address within the larger space to help Operators and Technology
Future, with sustainable development, sustainability area, is collaboration among Providers the attain visibility and facilitate
among other focus areas, at its heart. all stakeholders and to streamline better informed decision-making regarding
international peace and security; science international governance approaches to investment, spectrum utilization, digital
and technology; youth and future ensure space and human activities in experience, and innovation in digital
generations and transforming global space remain sustainable. This is one of services and applications. “Emerging
governance. SAMENA Council highlighted the reasons why this dialogue organized Space Economy has intricate dimensions,
that with rapid advancements, emerging by WSSA and hosted by MBRSC was very and it is imperative to account for them. At
commercial interests, and increasing important. A diverse group of space-sector the WSSA's Space Sustainability Leaders
global recognition of space as an essential stakeholders not only delved into space Forum 2024, held at the MBRSC HQ, it was
domain for security, economic growth, and sustainability issues of importance a pleasure to moderate the discussion,
sustainability, a set of differing, and, at specifically to space ecosystem players, centered on understanding rapid
times, conflicting priorities have emerged. but also issues and matters pertaining to advancements, emerging commercial
Nonetheless, these differing priorities give WRC-27, such as those relating to interests, and increasing global recognition
room to a diverse set of opportunities as spectrum, fixed-satellite and broadcasting- of space as an essential domain for
well, especially for innovation and new satellites, space-to-Earth and Earth-to- security, economic growth, terrestrial and
collaborations in digital economy and space communication”, stated Bocar BA, space sector collaboration, and
space economy. Such opportunities need CEO & Board Member of SAMENA Council, sustainability, at large”, added BA.

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