LMI Advisors

LMI Advisors is an American ICT and space regulatory consulting firm founded in 2013 and headquartered in Washington, DC, specializing in global satellite telecommunications licensing, spectrum management, and regulatory compliance for satellite operators, earth station operators, and technology companies navigating complex international regulatory environments.

The firm was founded by Carlos Nalda, who brings over 20 years of telecommunications law and regulatory practice to clients spanning commercial satellite operators, equipment manufacturers, and government entities. Core services include FCC (Federal Communications Commission) satellite system authorization filings, earth station licensing, technical rule compliance, ITU (International Telecommunication Union) advance publication, coordination, and notification procedures for both geostationary (GSO) and non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite orbit filings, and bilateral and multilateral frequency coordination agreement navigation.

In the current commercial space era, satellite spectrum regulatory expertise has become a strategic business-critical function: Ka-band, V-band, and Q-band frequencies sought by LEO broadband constellations like Starlink, OneWeb, and Amazon Kuiper are fiercely contested through ITU coordination processes that can take years to complete and directly determine whether constellation operators can legally operate in key markets.

For emerging LEO broadband operators, ITU milestone compliance (required at the 7-year mark from advance publication) and interference coordination with established GSO satellite operators represent multi-year regulatory programs requiring sustained legal and technical expertise.

LMI Advisors serves both established satellite operators seeking regulatory compliance counsel and NewSpace startups launching constellations requiring expert navigation through complex multi-year ITU procedures that fundamentally shape their business model viability.