GPS

Ligado Lobbying Expenses Jump as Election Looms, Near-GPS Spectrum Sought

With control of Congress increasingly up in the air and a new administration due to take the reins in six months, organizations around Washington, are working hard to get friendly provisions in place before sympathetic officials have to change jobs.

Public records show that would-be broadband provider Ligado Networks, which hopes to rezone frequencies neighboring those used by GPS despite a proven interference risk, is on track to double its lobbying expenditures this year.

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GPS Networking to Supply Oshkosh’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Contract

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Oshkosh Defense photo from Wikimedia Commons

Oshkosh Defense, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, has approved Colorado-based GPS Networking as a supplier on the $6.7-billion U.S. Department of Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

After going through rigorous qualification testing and thorough vetting, GPS Networking was approved to supply company products for the JLTV.  During the contract, which includes both low rate initial production (LRIP) and full rate production (FRP) phases, Oshkosh expects to deliver approximately 17,000 vehicles and sustainment services.

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Pursued by GPS-Aided Advertisers? Check the Small Print

When we’re using a mobile location-based application such as getting driving directions from Google Maps, it’s not surprising to see advertisements from local businesses showing up in our browsers. Customized advertising, after all, is Google’s bread and butter.

But as owners of GNSS-enabled mobile devices move around through the world, they are often followed by similar unsolicited offers and advertising from apparently random sources.

What’s that all about?

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