There’s a major paradox in the wireless industry today. On the one hand it’s never been more difficult to compete. With subscribers heavily concentrated in the hands of the two largest carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless – a situation compounded by the advent of exclusive...Learn More

The FCC on Friday faced a House subcommittee on oversight and investigations about why the commission allowed LightSquared  to build at least part of a mobile broadband network in a spectrum band originally intended for satellite use.  The commission eventually nixed the network  over concerns...Learn More

No matter how many people declare the end of LightSquared, the company continues to live on – at least for a while.  This week a group of Democratic and Republican legislators reportedly sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski asking him to look into...Learn More

LightSquared’s filing for bankruptcy protection yesterday has generated much industry speculation about what will happen with the company’s spectrum holdings. Although that spectrum is officially designated only for satellite use, LightSquared attempted to repurpose it to support a nationwide wholesale LTE network that would be...Learn More

Prospects are looking bleaker than ever for LightSquared, the company hoping to deploy a nationwide 4G wireless wholesale network using spectrum earmarked for satellite service, after two key developments yesterday. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration yesterday said it has concluded that there is no...Learn More

RESTON, Va. and FT. WORTH, Texas, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – LightSquared™, a wholesale carrier building a nationwide wireless broadband network that will create consumer choice and drive industry innovation, and Telecom Ventures have announced a wholesale agreement that will enable Telecom Ventures’ two entities, Assist...Learn More

LightSquared isn’t giving up on its plan to build a terrestrial wireless network using satellite spectrum without a fight. Today the company accused the Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Committee (PNT EXCOM) of “rigging” government tests of LightSquared technology. “The testing standard does not...Learn More

Any day now the full results of government interference tests of LightSquared’s broadband wireless pilot network should be made public—potentially resolving questions about whether or not the company should be allowed to construct and operate its proposed nationwide wholesale network. Those tests have been the...Learn More

Likely to add controversy to its plans to build a nationwide 4G LTE wireless broadband network, LightSquared today announced the signing of a wholesale network agreement with FreedomPop, a business entity that purports to be developing a free broadband wireless service that will be available...Learn More

LightSquared has been on a tear with signing up new wholesale partners for their pending nationwide 4G LTE wireless network. Especially considering they haven’t really built it yet and they face significant opposition from some well entrenched players, including the GPS industry. The latest to...Learn More

A little-known broadband wireless provider based in Minnesota has offered $2 million for the assets of bankrupt service provider Open Range Communications, the Denver Post is reporting. The bidder, tothehome.com, was formed in 2006 and offers service in the rural community of Shakopee, Minn. Open...Learn More

RESTON, Va. and REDMOND, Wash. – October 12, 2011 – LightSquared, a wholesale carrier building a nationwide wireless broadband network that will create consumer choice and drive industry innovation, and Aircado, the wireless broadband service provider for smaller towns and cities, have signed a wholesale...Learn More