By June 15, U.S. aviation industry leaders, manufacturers of global positioning system (GPS) receivers,1 a mobile satellite service (MSS) company and the federal government expect a joint work group’s final report to break through a 5-month-old legal and technical impasse. The unresolved question is whether the wireless broadband network now being built by LightSquared Subsidiary2 — the first of its kind to blend satellite-based mobile communication with terrestrial base stations sharing satellite frequencies — will cause any harmful interference to GPS receivers.
LightSquared has its new satellite ready for full operation in geostationary orbit and base stations under construction to launch this network, possibly within a few months, offering nationwide digital voice, video and data at broadband Internet speeds. Designed to be sold on a wholesale basis to partner companies, these services will accommodate smartphones, tablet computers and other portable de…
