Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Microsoft Infrastructure Group LLC
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Gunnar
Last Name:
Halley
Phone Number:
+1 (425) 703-3651
Title:
Assistant General Counsel
Special Temporary Authority application - Certification
Applicant certification
Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.
Date:
2021-02-19 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Gunnar Halley
Title of Applicant (if any):
Assistant General Counsel
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Microsoft Infrastructure Group, LLC (Microsoft), respectfully requests experimental Special Temporary Authority (STA) to establish two earth stations, one located in Quincy, Washington and the other located in Brewster, Washington, to test and demonstrate the efficacy and cutting-edge capabilities of Microsoft Azures cloud computing network for the direct receipt and processing of Earth Observation (EO) data from the Deimos-2 satellite. The Quincy earth station will use S-band uplink and S-band and X-band downlink frequencies and the Brewster earth station will operate on a receive-only basis using X-band downlink frequencies.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WQ9XZJ
Class of Station:
FX MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Comtech Ground Systems
Equipment 1 Model Number
T361SXUHFR
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
2
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
Microsoft seeks an STA for a period of six months beginning on or before September 1, 2020 to permit it to operate one earth station in Quincy, Washington and one in Brewster, Washington for testing and demonstration purposes. Microsoft does not seek authority to provide commercial service to users in the United States.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation