https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2011/08/09/throw-em-under-the-bus/ Satellites, spectrum and other stuff Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:36:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2011/08/09/throw-em-under-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-715 TMF Associates MSS blog » LS in Wonderland Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:29:52 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=2232#comment-715 [...] LightSquared would be experiencing “headwinds” because the FCC Chairman was about to throw LightSquared under the bus, with his announcement on August 9 that he would not permit LightSquared to operate until [...] [...] LightSquared would be experiencing “headwinds” because the FCC Chairman was about to throw LightSquared under the bus, with his announcement on August 9 that he would not permit LightSquared to operate until [...]

]]> https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2011/08/09/throw-em-under-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-649 TMF Associates MSS blog » Beware the Ides of September… Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:26:28 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=2232#comment-649 [...] the FCC hinted back in August that it might be preparing to throw LightSquared under the bus, today’s Public Notice clearly indicates that the FCC has lost all patience with LightSquared [...] [...] the FCC hinted back in August that it might be preparing to throw LightSquared under the bus, today’s Public Notice clearly indicates that the FCC has lost all patience with LightSquared [...]

]]> https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2011/08/09/throw-em-under-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-625 TMF Associates MSS blog » Start planning now… Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:20:56 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=2232#comment-625 [...] as I suggested a few weeks ago, it definitely appears that LightSquared will be consigned to a period of additional testing for [...] [...] as I suggested a few weeks ago, it definitely appears that LightSquared will be consigned to a period of additional testing for [...]

]]> https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2011/08/09/throw-em-under-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-590 krbarker Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:45:03 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=2232#comment-590 The update today is that Julius Knapp, head of the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology, asked for more testing on the new carrier plan, and which devices LightSquared was interfering with. We all expected the more testing, but the second part of the question was interesting. I looked at a small part of the TWG data (see my blog, http://www.questinygroup.com/qgi-blog), and it showed a wide range of performance across the receivers. In addition, the TWG randomized the nomenclature of the receivers so that they could not be correlated to manufacturer (understandable). However, that meant that I could not correlate the performance to the receiver characteristics. Now the FCC seems to be asking for exactly that albeit for the new carrier plan. It will be interesting to see how LightSquared and the GPS Coalition respond to this, and as you point out, the impacts on LightSquared's deal with Sprint. The update today is that Julius Knapp, head of the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology, asked for more testing on the new carrier plan, and which devices LightSquared was interfering with. We all expected the more testing, but the second part of the question was interesting. I looked at a small part of the TWG data (see my blog, http://www.questinygroup.com/qgi-blog), and it showed a wide range of performance across the receivers. In addition, the TWG randomized the nomenclature of the receivers so that they could not be correlated to manufacturer (understandable). However, that meant that I could not correlate the performance to the receiver characteristics. Now the FCC seems to be asking for exactly that albeit for the new carrier plan. It will be interesting to see how LightSquared and the GPS Coalition respond to this, and as you point out, the impacts on LightSquared’s deal with Sprint.

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