Government Plans $3 Billion Export Performance in Satellite Communications Industry by 2030
The government aims to boost the satellite communications field as a major export item industry, with plans to increase export performance from $350 million to over $3 billion by 2030. In light of this, the Ministry of Science and ICT unveiled the “Satellite Communication Start-up Strategy” to enhance the competitiveness of satellite communication technology, promote industry growth, and ensure public access to satellite communication services.
Importance of Satellite Communications
Satellite communications are expected to play a crucial role in future communication services that expand across various spatial dimensions, including land, sea, and air. Low-orbit satellites, in particular, are recognized as vital components of the next-generation communications infrastructure, offering high-speed services with shorter delay times compared to geostationary orbit satellites.
Leading companies such as SpaceX, Oneweb, and Amazon are actively competing for leadership in the global low-orbit satellite communications market, due to its significant growth potential. Moreover, the need to avoid reliance on specific companies or foreign capital for satellite communication from a national security standpoint has been emphasized.
Government Initiatives for Satellite Communication Development
Despite Korea’s competitiveness in terrestrial and mobile communications, the country’s satellite communications technology and industrial competitiveness are still lacking. In response, the government plans to prioritize the harmonious development of satellite communication as a growth engine, improvement of public convenience, and protection of the sovereignty of satellite communication networks.
The government aims to strengthen research and development in satellite communication by launching domestic independent low-orbit communication satellites. This includes the establishment of a low-orbit satellite communication system and the selection of core technologies for pre-emptive support and technology development.
Additionally, the government will support human resource training in the field of satellite communication, encourage new businesses and growth, and foster global cooperation among companies. Furthermore, an experimental center for real-world tests of satellite communication with export purposes (On-Yr-Aer) is currently being opened at the request of companies.
To secure an independent low-orbit satellite communications network, the government plans to form and implement an alliance called “(Tentative Name) K-LEO Communications.” This public-private-military advisory body will review the feasibility of establishing a national network in collaboration with domestic companies from next year.
Ensuring Satellite Network Efficiency and Interference Prevention
To ensure the efficiency of the satellite network, the government plans to provide incentives for the international registration of private satellite networks. Additionally, measures will be taken to analyze satellite network requirements, develop a satellite network lifecycle management system, and address frequency co-existence and interference prevention. Technical standards for commercial satellite communication terminals and facility construction standards for gateway installation will also be reviewed.
To protect the geostationary satellite network and ensure fair access for satellite operators, the government will institutionalize a process that involves consultation, coordination, and conditions of operation for satellite frequencies. In case of frequency overlap between satellite services and other services, a frequency co-existence plan will be prepared following ITU radio regulations.
To monitor compliance with satellite operating conditions and prevent interference, the government aims to gradually expand and build a satellite radio surveillance system. International cooperation activities for monitoring satellite radio waves, identifying sources of interference, and modifying or stopping radio transmission will also be conducted.
Government’s Pursuit of Satellite Communication Success
Science and ICT Minister Lee Jong-ho expressed the government’s commitment to creating a “second CDMA legend” in satellite communications, elevating Korea’s status to that of developed countries, and completing the next-generation network of digital Korea. The minister emphasized the importance of system reorganization and technology development for achieving exports of over $3 billion in the satellite communication field by 2030.
Hello Reporter Tea Lee Dong-jae
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The government has designated the ‘satellite communications field’ as a major export item industry. The government plans to achieve export performance, which was around $350 million last year, to more than $3 billion (4 trillion won) by 2030.
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced the ‘Satellite Communication Start-up Strategy’ at the Economic Ministers’ Urgent Meeting held on the 18th to ensure the competitiveness of satellite communication technology and industry and to lay the foundation for people’s use of satellite communication services.
As future communications services expand spatially from land to sea and in the air, the importance of satellite communications is expected to increase.
In particular, low-orbit satellites at altitudes of 300 to 1,500 km provide high-speed services with shorter delay times than geostationary orbit satellites and are recognized as the ‘blood vessel’ of the next generation communications infrastructure.
Leading companies such as SpaceX, Oneweb, and Amazon are paying attention to the growth potential of the global low-orbit satellite communications market and are actively competing for leadership.
In addition, voices in the field raise the need for preventive preparations to avoid relying on specific companies or foreign capital for satellite communication, which is important in terms of national security.
However, despite Korea’s competitiveness in the terrestrial and mobile communications sectors, its satellite communications technology and industrial competitiveness are insufficient, and government investment is still insufficient.
Accordingly, the government has prepared this policy task to harmoniously carry out the work of creating growth engines through satellite communication and improving public convenience, and to protect the sovereignty of satellite communication networks, which will grow in importance as future national backbone network. .
The government intends to continue to strengthen research and development in the field of satellite communication and promote technology verification by developing and launching domestic independent low-orbit communication satellites and establishing a low-orbit satellite communication system (demonstration network) including terminal stations and ground stations.
To this end, we will apply for a ‘research and development preliminary feasibility study’ for related projects in September, and we intend to select some core technologies as a matter of urgency and provide pre-emptive support for technology development.
In addition, we support the training of human resources in the field of satellite communications, new businesses, growth, and global cooperation of companies, and, at the request of companies, we are currently opening an experimental center that conducts real-world tests (On -Yr-Aer) for communication with satellites for export purposes.
Meanwhile, considering the difficulties in launching low-orbit communication satellites and building a network led by domestic companies within a short period of time, from a medium to long-term perspective, ‘(tentative name) K-LEO Communications, a public advisory body pan- -national private-military to review the feasibility of securing an independent low orbit satellite communications network An alliance will be formed and implemented from next year.
The satellite network (= satellite frequency + orbit) is secured through an international registration with the International Telecommunication Union and is an essential national radio resource for carrying out the core functions of satellites such as communication, navigation, observation and scientific research.
Accordingly, the government decided to review a plan to provide incentives for the international registration of private satellite networks in order to preemptively secure satellite networks.
In addition, we plan to analyze satellite network requirements to reflect the rapidly increasing demand for satellite launches, and prepare a satellite network lifecycle management system to prevent and adapt to interference.
We review the supply of frequencies available for satellite communications services based on technology and industry trends and foreign government cases.
In particular, considering the performance and specifications of commercial satellite communication terminals, technical standards (transmission power, elevation angle, etc.) to prevent interference and ensure stable use are also reviewed.
In addition, standards for building facilities will also be reviewed in preparation for the demand for gateway installation in Korea as satellite and communications traffic increases.
In cases where frequencies overlap between satellite services and other services, a ‘frequency co-existence’ plan is prepared to prevent interference with other services and ensure stable use of services, taking into account ITU radio regulations.
In accordance with the principle of protecting the geostationary satellite network from the non-geostationary satellite network, the operating conditions for the non-geostationary satellite system (space station + ground station) are also specified.
In particular, we are considering institutionalizing the process of ‘application for use → mutual consultation and adaptation → setting conditions of operation’ on satellite frequencies so that satellite frequencies are not monopolized by specific satellite operators and latecomer satellite operator access and coexistence among satellites. operators are guaranteed.
If necessary, we intend to consider imposing an obligation to faithfully comply with consultation and coordination with latecomer companies when approving the use of frequencies for satellite operators.
In preparation for the growing number of satellites, we will gradually expand and build a satellite radio surveillance system to monitor compliance with satellite operating conditions (including ITU radio rules) and thoroughly monitor interference from ground stations with other terrestrial services.
Given the characteristics of satellite radio waves that can be transmitted regardless of borders, related international cooperation activities such as monitoring satellite radio waves, searching for sources of interference, and modifying or stopping radio transmission are carried out.
We intend to reorganize the foreign satellite radio wave control system, including approving the use of domestic radio waves connected to foreign satellites (cross-border supply, etc.) and establishing radio stations (domestic ground stations that communicate with satellites foreign) .
Science and ICT Minister Lee Jong-ho said, “We will quickly pursue these policies in order to create a ‘second CDMA legend’ in satellite communications, enter the ranks of developed countries, and complete the next generation network of digital Korea. ”
In particular, he emphasized, “We will strive to achieve exports of more than $3 billion in the satellite communication field by 2030 by reorganizing systems and strengthening technology development.”
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