Owners of the original Asus Transformer Prime have been complaining about problems with the device's GPS since it first landed in customer's hands, and a subsequent teardown revealed a hardware design Continue reading…
It must be tough being Dan Hesse. Picked to head number three wireless provider Sprint back in 2007 (shortly after its ill-fated 2004 merger with Nextel), Hesse hasn't had an easy go of it, and a new W Continue reading…
As we heard yesterday, the FCC has rejected LightSquared's application for a mobile broadband network on grounds that it would interfere with GPS receivers. However, the Commission also implied that Continue reading…
LightSquared's attempts to launch a new LTE network may be at an end, with the Wall Street Journal and AllThingsD reporting that the FCC will be rejecting the company's application after the National Continue reading…
LightSquared has filed a letter with the FCC asking the regulator to set tighter standards for GPS devices to prevent interference with other wireless services. The would-be LTE network wants the Continue reading…
It all started on a cul-de-sac not far from St. Louis, Missouri a couple of days after Christmas: five families' wireless garage door openers started acting screwy. Some would only work when the Continue reading…
With mounting evidence that its proposed use of spectrum would have a detrimental impact on GPS reliability, LightSquared seems to be hedging its 4G hopes on the argument that affected devices don't Continue reading…
The saga of LightSquared may be coming to its final turn, as no fewer than nine federal agencies have unanimously agreed that its LTE network interferes with GPS in such a way that it can't be fixed. Continue reading…
Researchers at Microsoft have developed a new variant of Wi-Fi that allows wireless transmissions to operate at top speeds even in the face of interference. They're calling it "WiFi-NC" — NC for Continue reading…
LightSquared's proposed LTE network has been met with strong opposition from the FCC due to the network's spectrum potentially interference with GPS receivers. The company's now trying to bargain its Continue reading…
