Rivada Networks#Rivada Space Networks

The name Rivada is derived from the acronym, "Radio Interoperable Voice and Data Applications."{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://vimeo.com/82388605|date=2013-12-20|publisher=rivada.com|accessdate=2014-01-23}}

Rivada Networks is part of a joint venture with Port Graham Development Corporation called Rivada Port Graham Solutions.{{cite web|url=http://rivadaportgraham.com/|title=Welcome to Rivada Port Graham Solutions|publisher=rivadaportgraham.com|accessdate=2013-02-19}} In April 2012, Rivada Port Graham Solutions was one of 30 prime contractors awarded a contract on the US Secret Service's $3 billion Tactical Communications (TACCOM) contract for the US Department of Homeland Security. Contractors received contracts in one or multiple technical categories, and each indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has a 2-year base and three 1-year options. Some of the technical categories on the contract include portable/mobile radios, control/base stations, software, upgrades, repeaters, routers, comparator systems, engineering, design, installations, maintenance, frequency managers, spectrum managers and test equipment.{{cite web|url=http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2012/04/17/30-win-3b-dhs-contract.aspx|title=30 Win $3B Secret Service Contract|publisher=washingtontechnology.com|accessdate=2013-02-19}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9a9f16e1b21488a68c365bd9a899f9f5&tab=core&_cview=1|title=DHS Tactical Communications|publisher=fbo.gov|accessdate=2013-02-19}}

In May 2016, it was reported that Rivada Networks had partnered with Harris Corporation, Ericsson, Nokia, Intel Security, Fujitsu Network Communications, and Black & Veatch to form Rivada Mercury. Rivada Mercury unsuccessfully bid to build a nationwide LTE network in the 700 MHz spectrum licensed to FirstNet.{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/06/07/firstnet-rivada/|title=This Bid for Emergency Services Could Change How Broadband Is Sold|date=2016-06-07|website=Fortune|access-date=2016-06-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/rivada-mercury-firstnet/|title=Nokia, Ericsson join Rivada Mercury in bid to build public safety broadband network|date=2016-06-07|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-26}}

In November 2018, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman, Ajit Pai, announced the first spectrum auction for 5G services as part of a multi-year "aggressive spectrum strategy" to "facilitate America's superiority in 5G."{{Cite web|url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-355073A1.pdf|access-date=October 20, 2020 |work= Federal Communications Commission |date=November 14, 2018 |title=FCC's First-Ever High-Band 5g Spectrum Auction Begins Today}} 5G—the "next generation of cellular technology"—will increase internet speed allowing, for example, users to "stream HD videos on your mobile network", and doctors to "perform remote surgery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/5g-craze-continues-the-5g-spectrum-auction-is-starting/|title=FCC kicks off 5G spectrum auction to help make hype reality|last=Zhou|first=Marrian|website=CNET |date=November 14, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2020}}

In his February 19, 2019, Fox News article, "America in race against China—and the clock—to control future of tech", Newt Gingrich, called for a public-private partnership where private capital would facilitate a "wireless moonshot" by taking advantage of a "shared spectrum available for a carrier-neutral, wholesale-only, nationwide 5G network" to "show the world that Chinese wireless dominance is not inevitable".{{Cite news| last = Gingrich| first = Newt| title = Newt Gingrich: America in race against China - and the clock - to control future of tech| work = Fox News |access-date=October 20, 2020| date = February 19, 2019| url = https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-america-in-race-against-china-and-the-clock-to-control-future-of-tech |quote="Decisive action building a public-private partnership in the near term demands that we make shared spectrum available for a carrier-neutral, wholesale-only, nationwide 5G network to be built in the next two to three years across the entire country. This could be a kind of wireless moonshot (but with private capital) that will spur microelectronics manufacturing here at home, accelerate the deployment of next-generation networks, and show the world that Chinese wireless dominance is not inevitable."}} In early spring 2019, Karl Rove, a Rivada Networks investor, had been actively lobbying Senate Armed Services Committee members and Senator John Cornyn—co-author of the Secure 5G and Beyond Act, to promote Rivada Networks' 5G business model which involved leasing the Pentagon's mid-band spectrum, according to a May 2019, The New Yorker by Sue Halpern.{{Cite magazine| last = Halpern| first = Sue| title = Karl Rove and a Pitch for a Nationwide 5G Network Tailor-Made for Trump's 2020 Campaign | magazine = The New Yorker |access-date=October 20, 2020| date = May 24, 2019| url = https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/karl-rove-and-a-pitch-for-a-nationwide-5g-network-tailored-to-trumps-2020-campaign}} Halpern described how, the Department of Defense's spectrum which spans the United States, is often unused—it is set aside for "classified, unclassified, and emergency communications." and that Brad Parscale{{Cite tweet| author = Brad Parscale |user=Parscale |access-date=October 21, 2020 |date=February 21, 2019 | number = 1098636909029539840 |title=Something is wrong with mobile broadband in America where we pay the most of the entire world for 1GB of data. A 5G wholesale market from underutilized spectrum would drive down prices and improve rural availability}} and Gingrich were making a similar case about "underutilized spectrum".{{Cite news| last = Gingrich| first = Newt| title = To Win in 5G, We Must Break Government Monopolies| work = National Review| access-date = October 21, 2020| date = March 12, 2019| url = https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/5g-market-competition-regulations-spectrum-allocation/}}

In April 2019, Washington, D.C.–based Jonathan Lee, whose work as an attorney involves FCC matters, questioned why "lifelong 'free market' defenders" like Newt Gingrich and Karl Rove were embracing a DoD/Rivada partnership.{{Cite web| last = Lee| first = Jonathan| title = A National 5G Network Offers Less Benefits & More Risk Than Proponents Think| work = TeleComSense| access-date = October 20, 2019| date = April 2, 2019| url = http://www.telecomsense.com/2019/04/a-national-5g-network-offers-l.php}}

An October 20, 2020, CNN report said that Mark Meadows—acting on behalf of President Donald Trump—has increased pressure to fast track a non-competitive lucrative contract Rivada to lease 350 megahertz of the Department of Defense's mid-band spectrum, which CNN's says, would be "premium real estate for the booming and lucrative 5G market."

Rivada has repeatedly said that is "not interested in a nationalized 5G network."{{Cite web| title = Rivada: We're not interested in nationalized 5G| work = FierceWireless| accessdate = 2020-10-21| url = https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/rivada-we-re-not-interested-nationalized-5g}}

In March 2022, Rivada announced the formation of Rivada Space Networks GmbH,{{Cite web |title=Rivada Space Networks GmbH, München - HRB 272408 Amtsgericht München |url=https://www.companyhouse.de/Rivada-Space-Networks-GmbH-Muenchen |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=www.companyhouse.de}} a wholly owned subsidiary that plans to launch 600 low Earth orbit satellites interconnected with laser links to form a single global mesh network in space.{{Cite web |last=Alleven |first=Monica |date=2022-03-22 |title=Rivada reinvents itself as satellite disruptor |url=https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/rivada-returns-disrupt-satellite-space |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Fierce Wireless |language=en}} In February 2023 Rivada announced{{Cite web |last=Werner |first=Debra |date=2023-02-22 |title=Terran Orbital announces $2.4 billion Rivada Space Networks contract |url=https://spacenews.com/terran-orbital-announces-2-4-billion-rivada-space-networks-contract/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}} a $2.4B order contract with Terran Orbital subsidiary Tyvak to build a 300 satellite constellation (288 + 12 spares). The satellites are expected to weigh 500kg each, the deployment would start as early as 2025.

Rivada Space Networks is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with a second office in Berlin, Germany. The CEO of Rivada Space Networks is Declan Ganley, and the team includes Mark Rigolle as COO. Rigolle is the former CEO of O3b.

Rivada has stated that its satellite network will utilize peer-to-peer orbital laser communications, removing the threat of ground-based interference from bad actors. The satellite network will utilize spectrum from two high priority Ka-band filings of Trion Space, a Liechtenstein company. {{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Rivada Networks Unveils 600-Satellite Constellation Plans - Via Satellite - |url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/2022/03/21/rivada-networks-unveils-600-satellite-constellation-plans/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Via Satellite |language=en}}

• Rivada Port Graham Solutions

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