Verizon needs mid-band spectrum for 5G, but could have difficulty obtaining it, argues a new research note from telecom financial analysts at MoffettNathanson. Verizon 5G spectrum strategy has emphasized high-frequency millimeter wave spectrum for both fixed and mobile services, but…
LightSquared is poised to emerge from bankruptcy with $1.25 billion in operating funds, according to news reports. And the company apparently is still hoping to pursue its plan to deploy wireless broadband service. LightSquared’s latest move is to ask the…
Satellite service provider Globalstar this month came a step closer to realizing its vision for a new terrestrial wireless broadband offering that would use a combination of licensed and unlicensed technology. The company says that testing under the observation of…
March 10, 2014 — RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LightSquared today announced a multi-year agreement with ViaSat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT). Together, the companies will introduce ViaSat L-band Managed Service, an exciting new mobile satellite service that will combine the power of LightSquared’s state-of-the-art…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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….
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