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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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LightSquared asks to share weather-balloon spectrum for its LTE network
« on: October 01, 2012, 1341 UTC »
Embattled satellite carrier LightSquared proposed on Friday that the government let it share spectrum with federal uses such as weather balloons so it can get enough spectrum to launch its proposed national LTE mobile network...

...What LightSquared wants to do is take one 5MHz band that it already uses for its satellite service (at 1670-1675MHz) and combine that with the next band up (1675-1680MHz), which is used for federal purposes including National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration weather balloons. The government could keep using that band, while LightSquared's LTE network would share it...

Full story: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9231837/LightSquared_asks_to_share_weather_balloon_spectrum_for_its_LTE_network

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Re: LightSquared asks to share weather-balloon spectrum for its LTE network
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2012, 2258 UTC »
LightSquared... these are the people that buggered up GPS and aircraft navigation with their test in Nevada?

With luck, they'll go under.

Peace!
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Re: LightSquared asks to share weather-balloon spectrum for its LTE network
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2012, 2303 UTC »
LightSquared should have to provide a fee for this, a balloon-payment.
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Re: LightSquared asks to share weather-balloon spectrum for its LTE network
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2012, 0006 UTC »
Quote from: Fansome on October 01, 2012, 2303 UTC
LightSquared should have to provide a fee for this, a balloon-payment.

I think they have an inflated opinion of their technology.
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