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 scoop: a little over 13,000 documents regarding the LightSquared matter were just released by OSTP, chronicling the fascinating implosion of the $3 billion company. What’s
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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 GPS satellites. The spectrum was originally designated for satellite use, but LightSquared was granted permission for terrestrial use of the space in 2005. However, before
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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 it decided to stand up to GPS users, going ahead with a plan to broadcast signal on a bandwidth immediately adjacent to GPS receiver bands.
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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 and is blaming the process, stating it was flawed. As we reported here at RMT last week, the committee concluded there was no need for
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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 internet service. The problem is that the spectrum is too close for comfort to the spectrum used by GPS satellites. The FCC will only allow
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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, a special committee has decided they see “no practical solutions or mitigations” that will keep both parties happy. LightSquared is attempting to save the cost
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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 Sprint itself. Partnering with Sprint, rather than building their own network, will save LightSquared approximately $13 billion in costs. They are looking to use what
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LightSquared has been met with quite a bit of skepticism over their controversial satellite-based broadband service. The fear is that their satellite signals would cause signal interference for the nearby GPS satellites. LightSquared’s signals are significantly more powerful than signals transmitting from the GPS satellite constellation. This raises quite a bit of concern, as our
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LightSquared, a Reston, VA based wireless broadband company, is in the process of finding a way to launch their services, while not stepping on the toes of established GPS signals. The concern is that the wireless signals produced by LightSquared’s satellite and radio frequencies are much stronger than GPS signals. After some preliminary testing, it
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Several months ago, we featured a blog post that went into concerns that a company’s cell phone frequencies would interfere with GPS frequencies in the airwaves. We concluded that the situation was ongoing, and we promised to report again. Well, here we are a few months later. The situation is still unresolved. The company, LightSquared,
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