Would be wholesale mobile provider LightSquared says they have a fix for GPS interference problems with their proposed LTE network. Unfortunately their solution raises as many questions as it answers. LightSquared's plan involves operating a terrestrial 4G network in a frequency range normally reserved for satellite communications. This has raised objections from both private industry ...
Read full articleOriginally posted by FreddyF:No worries Freddy, lightsquared is a huge campaign "contributor." This will be pushed through, and you don't even have to ever worry about getting new GPS devices. You won't, not unless you pay for them yourself.
I ASSUME LightAquared is offereing to replace all the GPS equipment in the world at no additional cost to the people or the Government? I don't think they has enough money to make that happen, although I expect lots of payoffs to encourage the Government to subsidize the program, partially. I have 4 GPS units excluding cell phones.... I won't run to the mail box to see if new ones have arrived....
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