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November 8, 2011

GPS Coalition To FCC: LightSquared Must Not Use Upper 10-MHz Band

A United States Army specialist explains GPS system to a Croation soldier in their mine-resistant, hardened vehicle, Afghanistan (2011 Photo: Brian Henriksen, US Army)

[Update November 9 2011] In an ex parte filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on November 8, a leading GPS advocacy group has asked that the agency “promptly rule” that LightSquared not be permitted to pursue high-powered terrestrial operations in the upper Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) band adjacent to the GPS L1 band.

By Inside GNSS

November 3, 2011

Grassley to Block FCC Appointments over Agency’s Approach to LightSquared/GPS Issue

Senator Chuck Grassley

Fed up with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) ignoring his repeated requests for information about the agency’s fast-tracking of the LightSquared broadband project, Sen. Chuck Grassley said today (November 3, 2011) that he will hold up the two pending nominees for FCC commissioner positions.

By Inside GNSS

October 31, 2011

More Lobbyists Join LightSquared’s Battle with GPS Community

LightSquared is literally pumping up the volume in its efforts to win support for its proposed broadband network adding a host of new lobbyists and a radio campaign to its existing stable of advocates and print advertising efforts.

By Inside GNSS

4th Conference on European Union Space Policy

First two Galileo IOVs head into orbit from EU’s Kourou space center (ESA photo)

The 4th high-level EU conference on European Space Policy will take place at the Parliament Hemicycle, 43 rue Wiertz, in Brussels on November 8 and 9, 2011.

The theme is "A Space Policy for Society and Citizens," and the program will emphasize future funding and applications of the Galileo navigation system and the GMES, the European earth observation and monitoring system.

By Inside GNSS

EU Leaders Call for Galileo Completion at European Space Policy Conference in Brussels

President Jerzy Buzek, European Parliament

[UPDATED November 1] The presidents of the European Parliament and European Council and the president and vice-president of the European Commission have issued an urgent call to EU business and government leaders and citizens to complete Galileo, the EU satellite navigation system, and other space-based initiatives even in the face of the current economic crisis.

They are patrons of a high-level European space policy conference to be held in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on November 9 and 10.

By Inside GNSS

National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board Meeting November 2011

Aerial view of the U.S. Commerce Department building in Washington D.C., where the Space-Based PNT coordination office is located.

The 2011-13 members of the federal Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board will hold their second meeting of the year on Thursday and Friday, November 9-10 at the Washington Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria Hotel, 901 North Fairfax, Alexandria, Virginia.

On Thursday, the meeting runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Friday, it will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m.

The meeting is open to the public, limited by the capacity of the room.

By Inside GNSS

October 30, 2011

Getting Personal: LightSquared-GPS Interference Issue May Heat Up PNT Advisory Board Meeting

The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board will meet next week, where the issue of interference to GPS from LightSquared’s terrestrial wireless broadband transmitters will get another airing.

By Inside GNSS

September 30, 2011

LightSquared Interference to GPS Reports Pack the Room at ION GNSS 2011

While a representative for a proposed broadband network assured attendees at a recent satellite navigation meeting that their telecom system could co-exist with the Global Positioning System, a panel of GPS experts raised new doubts about the broadband system and interference from its handsets.

By Inside GNSS

September 16, 2011

LightSquared Would Jam GPS, Defense Officials Tell Congress

Air Force Space Commander Gen. William Shelton at House Armed Services subcommittee hearing

Amidst a storm of political controversy and the conspicuous absence of a key administration witness, Department of Defense (DoD) officials told members of Congress today (September 15, 2011) that a proposed broadband wireless service would degrade or render useless billions of dollars of equipment essential to military operations.

By Inside GNSS

September 14, 2011

FCC Calls for More Testing of Lightsquared Interference to GPS; White House Ties Revealed

In a remarkable change of momentum, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a public notice yesterday (September 13, 2011) stating that “additional targeted testing” is needed in the matter of LightSquared Subsidiary LLC’s interference to GPS.

By Inside GNSS

September 9, 2011

Officials Decry Risks of Severe GPS Interference; LightSquared Makes New Offer

LightSquared told a congressional committee today (September 8, 2011) that it would limit the on-the-ground power of its signals to avoid overpowering GPS receivers, which use frequencies next door that the company proposes to have rezoned for its high-powered wireless broadband network.

By Inside GNSS

September 8, 2011

Looming Budget Hurricane Could Swamp the GPS Landscape

Budget storms have reappeared on the horizon and the fore¬cast for defense expenditures, including for the GPS program, is grim with a high probability of ugly.

By Dee Ann Divis

August 31, 2011

FCC May Require Further Tests on LightSquared Interference to GPS (or Maybe Not)

[Updated September 2, 2011] Amid White House efforts to keep a lid on the process and congressional hearings on the subject, the controversy surrounding LightSquared’s interference to GPS could compel the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require another round of testing — this time of the wireless broadband company’s lower L-band frequencies.

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GPS Coalition To FCC: LightSquared Must Not Use Upper 10-MHz Band

Grassley to Block FCC Appointments over Agency’s Approach to LightSquared/GPS Issue

More Lobbyists Join LightSquared’s Battle with GPS Community

4th Conference on European Union Space Policy

EU Leaders Call for Galileo Completion at European Space Policy Conference in Brussels

National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board Meeting November 2011

Getting Personal: LightSquared-GPS Interference Issue May Heat Up PNT Advisory Board Meeting

LightSquared Interference to GPS Reports Pack the Room at ION GNSS 2011

LightSquared Would Jam GPS, Defense Officials Tell Congress

FCC Calls for More Testing of Lightsquared Interference to GPS; White House Ties Revealed

Officials Decry Risks of Severe GPS Interference; LightSquared Makes New Offer

Looming Budget Hurricane Could Swamp the GPS Landscape

FCC May Require Further Tests on LightSquared Interference to GPS (or Maybe Not)