<s>
The	O
V	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
(	O
"	O
vee-band	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
designation	O
by	O
the	O
Institute	O
of	O
Electrical	O
and	O
Electronics	O
Engineers	O
(	O
IEEE	O
)	O
for	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
frequencies	O
in	O
the	O
microwave	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
electromagnetic	O
spectrum	O
ranging	O
from	O
40	O
to	O
75gigahertz	O
(	O
GHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
V	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
is	O
not	O
heavily	O
used	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
millimeter	O
wave	O
radar	O
research	O
and	O
other	O
kinds	O
of	O
scientific	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
V	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
is	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
high	O
capacity	O
terrestrial	O
millimeter	O
wave	O
communications	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
communications	O
links	O
in	O
the	O
V	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
require	O
unobstructed	O
line	O
of	O
sight	O
between	O
the	O
transmit	O
and	O
receive	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
rain	O
fade	O
must	O
be	O
taken	O
into	O
account	O
when	O
performing	O
link	O
budget	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1995	O
the	O
V	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
at	O
60GHz	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
crosslink	O
communication	O
between	O
satellites	O
in	O
a	O
constellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
through	O
fiber	B-Architecture
to	I-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
premises	I-Architecture
broadband	O
network	O
architecture	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
more	O
affordable	O
alternative	O
using	O
fixed	B-General_Concept
wireless	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
last	B-Protocol
mile	I-Protocol
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
fiber	O
networks	O
in	O
the	O
middle	B-Architecture
mile	I-Architecture
in	O
order	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
trenching	O
fiber	O
optic	O
cables	O
to	O
the	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
V	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
is	O
unlicensed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
V	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
an	O
appealing	O
choice	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
fixed	B-General_Concept
wireless	I-General_Concept
access	O
for	O
gigabit	O
services	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
homes	O
and	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
V-band	B-Algorithm
radios	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
Point	O
to	O
Point	O
(	O
P2P	O
)	O
and	O
Point	O
to	O
Multipoint	O
(	O
P2MP	O
)	O
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
several	O
US	O
,	O
UK	O
and	O
Canadian	O
companies	O
—	O
Boeing	O
,	O
SpaceX	O
,	O
OneWeb	O
,	O
Telesat	O
,	O
O3b	O
Networks	O
and	O
Theia	O
Holdings	O
—	O
have	O
each	O
filed	O
with	O
the	O
US	O
regulatory	O
authorities	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
"	O
plans	O
to	O
field	O
constellations	O
of	O
V-band	B-Algorithm
satellites	O
in	O
non-geosynchronous	O
orbits	O
to	O
provide	O
communications	O
services	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
electromagnetic	O
spectrum	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
previously	O
been	O
"	O
heavily	O
employed	O
for	O
commercial	O
communications	O
services	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
