lightsquared

I mean, even with regulated spectrum, there were still issues between LightSquared's planned broadband network and GPS[1], for example.

The process to get approval is long, expensive, and fraught with peril (see the LightSquared debacle [1]).

Gosh, this is almost a replay of LightSquared (Ligado) and the GPS band/guard-bands - one has to consider the public good.

Speaking specifically of commercial GPS use, was all the uproar about LightSquared just bullshit?

Then it thought it was going to buy LightSquared's spectrum and dump Clearwire.

I want freedompop to succeed, but I have trouble seeing their vision in a world without lightsquared.

Phil Falcone's disastrous bet on LightSquared is an excellent example of a really smart guy shooting himself in the balls in this manner.

Honestly, if GPS manufacturers made crappy gear that leaked into a frequency they assumed no one would use, that is their problem, not LightSquared's.

You'd need something like LightSquared to really have a lasting impact.

Even though Freedompop has had to go to market without the crazy low lightsquared pricing, they found an ally in Clearwire who has nothing but excess capacity.

Unfortunately, perfect resistance is impossible (see GPS and LightSquared).

I'm still quite hopeful that the LightSquared kids will get a spectrum swap now that Obama has been settled in the office for a while.

If LightSquared is a threat to UAVs too, our "enemies" might want to buy their old equipment off eBay.

> Lightsquared's even more awful attempt to make a quick buck whilst breaking GPS in the process I think I missed this, do you have a link?

For instance, there was actually a fair amount of geek-subculture support for Lightsquared's even more awful attempt to make a quick buck whilst breaking GPS in the process, because their promises were geek-friendly and most geeks didn't have right the technical knowlege to understand what was wrong with their business model.