Here's the latest on the upper C-band spectrum fight

Time to get the popcorn out while we take a stroll through the latest in the war of the terrestrial wireless industry vs. Elon Musk and his space-based friends. The battle rose to the surface recently when Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr launched a formal inquiry to study new ways of making use of 220 megahertz of spectrum in the upper C-band. At 3.98-4.2 GHz, the band is adjacent to the 3.7-3.98 GHz that carriers like Verizon and AT&T are using for 5G, making it a logical extension for 5G and even 6G services. But Musk’s SpaceX wants a piece of the pie, too, arguing that the FCC should ensure that any upper C-band rule updates take into account next-generation satellite systems. There are other stakeholders involved here as well. Intelsat and SES are primary users of the upper C-band for satellite-based content distribution services. Then there's the aviation industry that uses the adjacent 4.2-4.4 GHz band for altimeters. Throw this all together and what do you get? Dozens of comments for the FCC to sift through as it decides where to go with all of this.