Lightsquared is TOAST

pearlpro

Expert Expediter
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577225354192477944.html

Lightsquared is a technology company that was proposing a buildout of wireless airwaves that would destroy the GPS network, it was located very close to the same spectrum that the Current GPS Systems use including DOD, Farm and Aircraft users.

It appears they lost there bid to cram this technology into use and now there attempting to get the DOD to SWAP airwaves frequency with them which is akin to getting Iran and Israel to play nice....Im glad its not going to happen as it could have cost all or anyone who uses GPS if these types of devices are arbitrarily applied and then allowed to flourish. After the Digital TV revolution and channel shakeup, Large companies such as Google, AT&T and others bought up the wireless spectrum that was available for auction. Lightsquared was one of them who thought money could just force whatever they wanted to happen without regard to anyones Loss, US the little folks .....good riddance Lightsquared !!!
 

greg334

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Actually, the tests don't prove much truth to the destroying GPS thing as what has been spun by companies like Garman. It seems that there is more to the story than meets the eye and in the press, like the concerted effort to lobby the FCC into doing things that should have some scientific backing to it. But alas, the FCC under the last three administrations have concentrated on stupid **** and not on actually progressing forward in a sceintific manner.
 
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mjmsprt40

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Lightsquared was the other major possibility I considered in my thread on GPS. I had read of this, but considered that if they were active, it would have to be more than just CHicago affected. I got no interference anywhere else.
 
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