AKCS – LEO – New Mexico
The Applicant will connect customers and small businesses with a high-performance and affordable broadband service through the combination of its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, world-class logistics and support capabilities, and customer-centric experiences. The mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Hundreds of millions of people across the globe lack reliable internet access. The Applicant has assembled the team and resources required to deploy and operate a cutting-edge global broadband service to help bridge the digital divide by delivering affordable, high-speed, and low-latency broadband to customers and businesses across the state of New Mexico. The applicant will offer service through a rate portfolio designed to meet the needs of a wide prospect audience. The applicant will offer service options up to 400 mbps downlink and plans that meet the affrodability crieteria outlined in the NOFO. The Applicant’s system uses highly scalable technology architecture that supports continuous expansion and enhancement of the satellite network over time. The Applicant has designed the network with an iterative approach to seamlessly scale and stay ahead of growing bandwidth demands. This also allows the Applicant to deliver superior uplink speeds, which is especially important for applications including gaming, and real-time communications.  The Applicant’s system enables the use of small, compact customer terminals that are easy for customers to install at a residence. The Applicant’s satellite buses and payloads are engineered for rapid production and deployment to ramp up the constellation’s size, coverage, bandwidth, and redundancy as needed. The initial phase will see the launch of over 3,000 satellites, with successive phases increasing constellation size and density, with advancements in antenna technology, processing capabilities, and efficiency. This iterative hardware design allows for continuous improvement of speed, bandwidth, and resiliency.  The Applicant’s distributed network topology provides redundancy and resilience, preventing bottlenecks or single points of failure as user demand grows. By leveraging advanced scheduling, routing, and traffic management algorithms, the Applicant's system can intelligently distribute bandwidth and optimize performance in real-time, ensuring an exceptional and consistent user experience even as the network scales.  The Applicant will deliver an affordable, high-performance broadband service to customers and businesses throughout the state of New Mexico. The Applicant will consistently prioritize affordability and reliability to ensure that high-quality broadband is accessible for customers in New Mexico.