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By: Amazon�s wireless network trials are no mystery: It�s testing licensed Wi-Fi — Tech News and Analysis

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:40:33 +0000

[...] �Globalstar believes that because of the availability of an existing WiFi device ecosystem, its spectrum should be more highly valued than alternative small cell spectrum, such as that owned by Clearwire,??? Farrar wrote in a separate blog post. [...]

By: TMF Associates MSS blog » What is Amazon’s “transformative consumer broadband application”?

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 04:01:30 +0000

[...] week, John Dooley of Jarvinian, who have been conducting tests of Globalstar’s proposed TLPS service (which is intended to provide a dedicated, managed WiFi channel) made a filing with the FCC in [...]

By: TMF Associates MSS blog » This time will be different?

TMF Associates MSS blog » This time will be different? — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:38:58 +0000

[...] Firstly, Globalstar has been granted received approval from the FCC for the experimental authority it was seeking for tests of its proposed S-band TLPS service, on March 25 for testing in Cambridge, MA and on April 1 (no joke) for testing in Cupertino and Sunnyvale, CA. Globalstar has also told the FCC that it intends to submit further experimental applications “in the near future”. However, the authorizations are for testing only and are “subject to prior coordination with the Society of Broadcast Engineers”, because both locations are within BAS Channel A10 pickup areas. This coordination has apparently not yet taken place, and because the BAS community is rumored to be very unhappy with the situation, it could take some time to reach an agreement. The timeline for the FCC to issue an NPRM setting out the proposed rule changes to permit commercial use of TLPS also remains unclear, but it seems to be taking longer than originally hoped. [...]

By: TMF Associates MSS blog » Is LightSquared’s proposed spectrum “swap” running into the sand?

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:16:28 +0000

[...] one of the leading candidates is Globalstar’s proposed S-band TLPS service, which perhaps explains Globalstar’s confidence that the FCC will soon move forward with an [...]

By: dane1234

dane1234 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:18:10 +0000

Both the WiFi Alliance and Engineers for the Integrity of Broadcast Auxiliary Services Spectrum (EIBASS) have separately asked the FCC for more time to comment on the Globalstar petition, assigned RM-11685. The public notice was dated November 30, but did not appear in the Daily Digest until December 3. And the full text of the 82- page petition still doesn’t show up in the ECFS; just the one-page public notice.