STAGGERED SECTORIZATION FOR TERRESTRIAL REUSE OF SATELLITE FREQUENCIES

摘要

A satellite radiotelephone system can include a space-based component and a plurality of ancillary terrestrial components. The space-based component is configured to provide wireless radiotelephone communications over a satellit e radiotelephone frequency band. The plurality of ancillary terrestrial components are configured to terrestrially reuse at least one of the satelli te radiotelephone frequencies, at least some of the ancillary terrestrial components terrestrially reusing the at least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies in a staggered sectorization. Related methods are also discussed.