FAA冇考慮用Starlink取代Verizon合約




美國聯邦航空局不考慮用馬斯克Starlink取代現有電訊合約

華盛頓報道 — 美國聯邦航空局(FAA)向國會議員表示,並無計劃用埃隆·馬斯克旗下SpaceX的Starlink衛星網絡服務,去取代目前與L3Harris及Verizon通訊公司簽訂的電訊合約。

FAA局長布萊恩·貝德福(Bryan Bedford)在本周二致函國會議員中指出:「FAA並不知悉SpaceX有意承接現有電訊合約,亦未曾考慮用Starlink取代這些合約的獲獎者。FAA不會將Starlink或任何衛星服務作為唯一的安全關鍵空中交通通訊技術。」

國會已批准125億美元用於空中交通管制系統的現代化,當中包括數十億美元用於升級電訊設備。運輸部長肖恩·達菲(Sean Duffy)在周三表示,超過90%的電訊資金將用於以光纖取代銅線系統。

達菲強調:「這是任務所在,並非為了給Starlink帶來競爭優勢。」他還重申,美國電訊公司已同意停止向FAA收取每年約8億美元的銅線系統老化費用,協助FAA在轉向光纖和網絡升級過程中減少成本。

今年3月,Starlink曾表示其服務可作為「對老化系統的部分解決方案」,但強調並無意圖「接管」任何現有合約。

此前有民主黨議員建議FAA取消與Verizon價值24億美元的合約,轉而交予Starlink,這與馬斯克曾任政府效率部門負責人及他對FAA現有電訊系統的批評有關。

然而,馬斯克與前總統特朗普的關係自5月底因支出計劃分歧而破裂,雙方目前仍處於爭執中。

FAA一直通過與L3Harris簽訂的電信基建計劃合約,測試數十個Starlink終端設備。貝德福說,FAA已要求L3Harris評估多種技術,包括光纖、無線及衛星,以提升約200家供應商,包括Starlink在內所提供的電訊可靠性。

編輯評論:

FAA明確表態不會用Starlink取代現有電訊合約,反映了政府在空中交通安全這類關鍵基礎設施上,對衛星網絡技術的謹慎態度。儘管Starlink科技先進且具備快速部署的優勢,但在安全性、穩定性和覆蓋範圍等方面,傳統光纖和銅線系統仍被視為更可靠的選擇,特別是涉及航空管制這種不容有失的領域。

此外,FAA與L3Harris及Verizon等成熟電訊公司的合作,顯示政府傾向於在升級現有系統的基礎上,逐步引入新技術,而非徹底推翻現有架構。這種漸進式的策略,既保障了系統穩定運作,也為未來可能的技術整合留有空間。

另一方面,政治因素亦不可忽視。馬斯克與特朗普的關係惡化,可能影響其在政府項目中的角色和合作機會。這提醒我們,科技創新不僅是技術問題,更深受政治和政策環境影響。

總結來說,FAA的決定反映了政府在新興技術採用上的審慎與實用主義,對於香港及其他地區欲推動航空及交通數碼化升級的政策制定者,這是一個值得借鑒的案例。未來,隨著衛星通訊技術的持續進步和成熟,相關政策或將有所調整,但安全與穩定必然是首要考量。

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