LightSquared files for bankruptcy
After what feels like an eternity of drama, a drawn-out fight with US regulators, a failed attempt to provide LTE to Sprint, and the planned exit of its CEO, LightSquared has finally bowed to the Continue reading…
Lightsquared articles
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Philip Falcone to step down from LightSquared leadership
LightSquared's CEO Philip Falcone will "eventually" step aside as the public face of the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move follows months of setbacks for the wireless broadband Continue reading…
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LightSquared pays $56.3 million to Inmarsat, gets two more years to seek approval for LTE network
Struggling company LightSquared has bought itself two more years to try to launch its 4G LTE network. Today, LightSquared announced that it had reached a deal with satellite provider Inmarsat that Continue reading…
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LightSquared 'seriously considering' voluntary bankruptcy in wake of failed network plans
Things have been looking grim for LightSquared since its ambitions to build a new LTE network were thwarted by the FCC, and now the hedge fund manager behind the company says he is considering a Continue reading…
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Dish Network's spectrum shouldn't run into same GPS issues as LightSquared
LightSquared didn't fare so well with its plans to utilize satellite spectrum to build an LTE network, but Dish Network might be more lucky. Unlike LightSquared's spectrum, which operates in the Continue reading…
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LightSquared won't say die on LTE, demands reversal or spectrum from the FCC
If you've read any of the public statements that LightSquared has made in the ongoing saga of its attempted LTE launch, you've no doubt been struck by the sense of outrage emanating from the company. S Continue reading…
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Sprint 'exercises its right' to end LightSquared agreement for LTE, $65m returned
As The Wall Street Journal had reported last night, Sprint has announced today that it'll be formally terminating its agreement to partner with LightSquared on an LTE deployment in the controversial Continue reading…
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Sprint to end LightSquared deal for 4G LTE on Friday
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint will officially announce Friday that it's terminating its planned 15-year agreement with LightSquared for LTE service, leaving the wireless wholesaler Continue reading…
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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse: beset on all sides
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…
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Sprint loses out with new iPad, has 'nothing to announce'
As you're no doubt fully aware, Apple has announced a new iPad with support for 3G and 4G LTE networks for Verizon and AT&T in the US. Sprint, however, was left out in the cold. The lack of support Continue reading…
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Sprint able to use 800MHz spectrum for LTE thanks to FCC order
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Activision has paid Infinity Ward more than $493 million in bonuses for Call of Duty
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Comparing the tech world to the Kardashians: an experiment in online popularity
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Yahoo kills Livestand iOS news app as part of 'consolidation'
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Good Deal: big-name iOS apps and games on sale for Memorial Day weekend
