FCC Continues to Dim LightSquared’s Chances of Survival TAGS: FCC | GPS industry | lightsquared | signal interference Email It would appear that this long, drawn-out battle between LightSquared, the FCC, and the GPS industry may finally be coming to a close. Although reps from LightSquared claim the company …Continue reading →

Expert Claims LightSquared Plan Could Work TAGS: Dr. Javad Ashjaee | FCC | GPS industry | lightsquared | signal interference Email GPS positioning companies have been waging a political war against a burgeoning broadband effort from a startup called LightSquared. At stake, are billions of dollars of startup capital—not to mention …Continue reading →

Spectrum Wars: Conflict Over GPS Receiver Interference TAGS: GPS interference | GPS receivers | GPS signal | lightsquared Email GPS receivers, like all wireless devices, operate by using wave frequencies. In order to triangulate its exact location, a GPS receiver scans many different frequency bands, looking for signals sent …Continue reading →

NTIA Says “LightSquared is in Wonderland” TAGS: FCC | GPS industry | gps satellites | GPS signal | lightsquared | signal interference Email Let’s get the critical, boring information out of the way first: OSTP is a government organization. OSTP stands for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Here’s the …Continue reading →

LightSquared and GPS Play the Blame Game TAGS: Blame game | FCC | GPS signal | GPS Tracking | lightsquared | satellites | signal interference Email For more than a year, LightSquared has been fighting for the right to develop a nationwide wireless broadband network. The company has reserved the spectrum adjacent to the constellation of …Continue reading →

More Warnings About LightSquared GPS Receiver Interference TAGS: FCC | GPS signal | lightsquared | signal interference Email The company LightSquared has gained a huge amount of publicity in recent weeks, but perhaps not for the reasons it would prefer. The wireless network company ignited a controversy when …Continue reading →

LightSquared vs. Agriculture TAGS: FCC | GPS signal | lightsquared | signal interference Email After results were released by the Department of Commerce committee put in place by the FCC to decide the fate of LightSquared’s 4G LTE network, the company has fought back …Continue reading →

LightSquared Calls Foul Play in GPS Interference Testing TAGS: FCC | GPS industry | lightsquared | satellites | signal interference Email LightSquared has been fighting a losing battle with the GPS tracking industry. The company has owned a wireless spectrum of space since 1989, with plans to provide a powerful wireless …Continue reading →

The Battle Continues Between LightSquared and the GPS Industry TAGS: GPS industry | lightsquared | signal interference Email In the continuing war between the GPS industry, attempting to sell GPS tracking devices, and LightSquared, trying to make the task of building a 4G LTE network a little easier, …Continue reading →

LightSquared Wins Additional Month to Get Green Light From FCC TAGS: FCC | interference | lightsquared | satellite signals | sprint Email LightSquared, looking to become a national LTE data service provider by using Sprint’s Network Vision infrastructure already in place, has been granted extra time to win over the FCC by …Continue reading →