LightSquared Confirms Carrier Deals and Passes Testing
During Mobile World Congress, LightSquared has confirmed that two U.S. carriers have agreed to wholesale access from its hybrid satellite/terrestrial LTE network, with four more carriers expressing interest via network sharing agreement. The company’s SkyTerra 1 satellite has also been integrated into the network and cleared for commercial use by Boeing’s Space and Intelligence Systems […]
FCC Approves LightSquared Satellite Based LTE Network
The FCC has approved the waiver of a current regulation that prohibits cell phones from using satellite airwaves and associated spectrum if not used to directly communicate with them. The repeal approves of the business model by start up LightSquared, which seeks to build a nationwide LTE data network using satellite spectrum in tandem with […]