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Rural 4G Outreach Momentum Continues, Will it Last?
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The former CEO of DigitalBridge Communications, Kelley Dunne, made a statement regarding rural broadband wireless at a conference a while ago which evidently still rings true today. He said, “We’ve never been more popular,” commenting on how the broadband stimulus program (and its $7.2 billion funding prize) created a lot of interest and buzz around...Learn More
LightSquared Sees Filter Fix for GPS, Open Range Agrees
LightSquared today formally submitted what it called a “three-part solution” to the FCC aimed at addressing concerns that its planned broadband wireless network interferes with global positioning systems. In its proposal LightSquared asks that certain manufacturers of GPS equipment be required to install filters costing “as little as five cents” to address the interference problem....Learn More
LightSquared Gets New Wholesale 4G LTE Partner
RESTON, Va. and MIAMI, Fla., June 28, 2011 – LightSquared™, the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, and netTALK.COM, INC. (“netTALK”; OTCBB: NTLK), a telecommunications and consumer electronics company offering a variety of innovative, easy-to-use products designed to help consumers save money on phone calls and more, today announced that they...Learn More
Sprint and LightSquared Reaches Partnership Agreement Among Growing GPS Questions
In a surprise move, LightSquared today said it had reached an agreement with Sprint to “jointly develop, deploy and operate LightSquared’s 4G LTE network,” Bloomberg reported today. The news came to light in a letter from LightSquared investor Philip Falcone to Harbinger Capital Partners investors, which was obtained by Bloomberg. Harbinger Capital Partners is the...Learn More
SI Wireless and LightSquared Ink 4G Roaming Deal
RESTON, Va., April 21, 2011 – LightSquared™, the nation’s first, wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, and SI Wireless, a partnership of rural independent telephone companies, delivering 3G-CDMA/EVDO technology to rural parts of Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee, have entered into a bilateral roaming agreement. This agreement will provide subscribers of SI Wireless with...Learn More
Cellular South and LightSquared Ink 4G Roaming Deal
RESTON, Va., April 20, 2011 – LightSquared™, the nation’s first, wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, and Cellular South, the nation’s largest privately owned wireless communications provider, have entered into a bilateral roaming agreement. This agreement will provide subscribers of Cellular South with a nationwide 4G-LTE footprint as well as satellite coverage in...Learn More
Sprint, Clearwire Settle Wholesale Pricing Dispute
Sprint Nextel Corporation and Clearwire have ended their disagreement about wholesale pricing when Sprint customers use the Clearwire network. The new agreement provides Clearwire a minimum of $1 billion in payments from Sprint, to be paid during 2011 and 2012 for 4G wholesale services. The payments include at least $300 Million in 2011, $550 Million...Learn More
Wholesale 4G Operator LightSquared Connects With New Partners
LightSquared’s plan to build and operate a wholesale nationwide 4G network gained additional momentum this week, with the company announcing two new partners, including Best Buy and Leap Wireless. According to a press report, the company also has a contract with an unnamed “major device maker” that wants to use LightSquared to offer 4G service...Learn More
LightSquared and Open Range Partner for Rural 4G
LightSquared, the new wholesale 4G network operator has landed their first partner, rural wireless provider Open Range. The two have agreed to an Initial Network Agreement (INA), which lays the framework for a rural 4G partnership, with the details to be worked out later. Under the INA framework, the partnership is expected to include Open...Learn More
LightSquared Secures Credit, Marches on With Wholesale 4G Network
LightSquared’s plan to build a nationwide wholesale-only 4G network received a further vote of confidence today, as the company announced that it has closed on $850 million in debt–the initial round of a syndicated secured credit facility arranged and led by UBS AG. LightSquared also announced it has signed its first wholesale agreements, although it...Learn More
Airspan Partners With LightSquared for SmartGrid Solutions
Here’s somewhat of a vote of confidence for the new wholesale 4G network proposed by LightSquared. Airspan, a supplier of wireless broadband equipment, has partnered with them for a broadband wireless SmartGrid solution, offering wireless backhaul and middle mile connectivity for utilities and others in the SmartGrid arena. Airspan will combine LightSquared’s licensed 1.4 GHz...Learn More