International Telecommunication Union Protects Spectrum To Operate Space-Based ADS-B World Radio Conference paves the way for real-time global flight-monitoring capabilities

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aireon LLC praises the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for supporting global aviation safety by adopting a primary allocation of the 1090 MHz frequency band for the reception by satellite of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) signals from aircraft.  The decision, made during the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva, Switzerland, protects this essential frequency for real-time flight tracking and global surveillance of aircraft through ADS-B over satellite.  This important step will extend air traffic surveillance coverage of equipped aircraft to 100 percent of the earth's surface – from...