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LightSquared wins two-year reprieve for spectrum payments to Inmarsat

LightSquared has a further two years in which to seek regulatory approval for its LTE mobile network in the U.S. before it must begin making payments to its radio spectrum supplier Inmarsat, the companies announced Friday.

By Peter Sayer | 21 April, 2012 01:32

Tags: 4g, Carriers, inmarsat, LightSquared, satellite, Telecommunication

ITU reassures NBN Co on satellite concerns

NBN Co has engaged the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to quell suggestions that the launch of the National Broadband Network (NBN) satellites in 2015 will be delayed due to a lack of orbital slot approval.

By Chloe Herrick | 18 April, 2012 11:49

Tags: Coalition, malcolm turnbull, National Broadband Network (NBN), nbn co, satellite

Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race fans track progress in real time

Fans of the Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race, which takes place every year during the Easter long weekend, will be able to watch the race in real time on the TracerTrak website thanks to satellite tracking devices fitted to participating yachts.

By Rebecca Merrett | 05 April, 2012 10:55

Tags: Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race, satellite tracking technology, TracerTrak

iiNet announces NBN satellite plans

Internet service provider, iiNet, has announced plans for a National Broadband Network (NBN) satellite service to be released in March this year with prices starting at $39.95 a month.

By Hamish Barwick | 01 March, 2012 10:21

Tags: iinet, National Broadband Network (NBN), satellite

LightSquared defaults on $56M payment to spectrum owner Inmarsat

LightSquared has defaulted on a US$56.25 million payment due under a 2007 wireless spectrum cooperation agreement with Inmarsat, the U.K. satellite communications operator said Monday, adding that it could terminate the agreement if LightSquared doesn't make payment within 60 days.

By Peter Sayer | 21 February, 2012 01:08

Tags: 4g, business issues, Carriers, inmarsat, Investments, LightSquared, satellite, Telecommunication, U.S. Federal Communications Commission

LightSquared asks FCC to regulate GPS receivers

LightSquared wants the U.S. FCC to set standards for commercial GPS devices to prevent what LightSquared calls interference with other wireless services.

By Stephen Lawson | 08 February, 2012 10:13

Tags: 4g, Carriers, government, LightSquared, Regulation, satellite, Telecommunication, U.S. Federal Communications Commission

Canada ruling pushes Dish's LTE plan forward

The Canadian government has approved the transfer of satellite spectrum to Dish Network, putting the company just one major ruling away from building a land-based 4G mobile data network on the frequencies.

By Stephen Lawson | 08 February, 2012 07:06

Tags: 4g, Carriers, DISH Network, Industry Canada, satellite, Telecommunication, U.S. Federal Communications Commission

LightSquared claims GPS industry rigged tests

LightSquared's proposed mobile data network was set up to fail in tests of interference with GPS that were conducted last November under government auspices, the would-be cellular carrier charged on Wednesday.

By Stephen Lawson | 19 January, 2012 07:09

Tags: 4g, Carriers, government, LightSquared, Regulation, satellite, Telecommunication, U.S. Federal Communications Commission

Australian SKA bid bolstered by construction of hybrid power plant

Australia’s bid for the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project has been bolstered by news that a state-of-the-art power plant will be built to supply its renewable energy.

By Lisa Banks | 03 November, 2011 15:08

Tags: ASKAP, Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, WA Government

LightSquared will be a 'dumb pipe,' CEO says

Satellite-LTE carrier LightSquared will be "the dumbest broadband wireless pipe," CEO Sanjiv Ahuja told a conference on Wednesday, warmly embracing a role that traditional mobile operators have rejected in varying degrees.

By Stephen Lawson | 03 November, 2011 06:29

Tags: Carriers, LightSquared, mobile, Telecommunication

LightSquared shows GPS interference fix

LightSquared and a partner, Javad GNSS, showed off a filter and an antenna on Thursday that they said would solve the anticipated GPS interference problem that has plagued the carrier's plan to deploy an LTE network in frequencies near those used by GPS.

By Stephen Lawson | 14 October, 2011 07:52

Tags: Javad GNSS, LightSquared, mobile, satellite, Telecommunication

LightSquared might take legal action over GPS

LightSquared may take legal action if it is denied permission to build its planned LTE network because of concerns over interference between that network and GPS, an executive said Monday.

By Stephen Lawson | 04 October, 2011 11:15

Tags: 4g, Carriers, Civil lawsuits, legal, LightSquared, satellite, Telecommunication, U.S. Federal Communications Commission

NewSat posts profit, revenue growth

Satellite company NewSat (ASX:NWT) has reported a $300,000 profit for FY11, from 15 per cent higher revenue of $28.8 million.

By Dylan Bushell-Embling | 26 August, 2011 08:11

Tags: business, NewSat, satellite

NewSat wins nine-figure deal

Satellite company NewSat (ASX:NWT) has signed a deal worth up to $US114 million ($110.44 million) to provide capacity on its upcoming Jabiru-1 satellite.

By Dylan Bushell-Embling | 11 August, 2011 08:14

Tags: Adrian Ballantine, business, jabiru-1, NewSat, satellite

Satellite in crosshairs for 10 year spectrum goal

The communications regulator is gearing up for discussions with C-band satellite operators in an attempt to migrate a portion of the spectrum required for the television broadcast services to meet growing demand for mobile broadband.

By James Hutchinson | 04 May, 2011 00:01

Tags: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), radio spectrum, satellite, satellite communication, wireless spectrum

LightSquared's mobile hopes to rise with satellite

The path to a promised affordable mobile service that will span the farthest reaches of North America begins late Sunday night on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

By Stephen Lawson | 13 November, 2010 08:18

Tags: Carriers, LightSquared, mobile, satellite, Telecommunication

200 take up satellite in next digital TV region

Some 200 homes across regional South Australia and Broken Hill (far west NSW) have opted for satellite TV services over the terrestrial broadcasts which will be switched to digital-only before Christmas.

By Rodney Gedda | 28 October, 2010 11:29

Tags: digital tv, digital tv switchover, satellite, Senator Stephen Conroy

Telstra deal clears way for satellite phone service

Brisbane-based mobile carrier Indigo Telecom Australia has entered into a partnership with Telstra Wholesale for the use of GSM services for its new dual satellite-terrestrial mobile phone service.

By Rodney Gedda | 14 September, 2010 10:47

Tags: Indigo Telecom, mobile services, satellite, Telstra, telstra wholesale

Local satellite data POP goes live

Brisbane-based Indigo Telecom Australia has launched a mobile satellite data service with a local point-of-presence (POP) connecting to a global IP network.

By Rodney Gedda | 06 September, 2010 11:33

Tags: Indigo Telecom, mobile services, satellite

Coalition's NBN alternative to cost $6bn

The Coalition has unveiled its $6 billion rival broadband policy to Labor's National Broadband Network (NBN) project, with the central planks being a competitive backhaul network, regional and metropolitan wireless networks and an ADSL enrichment program that will target telephone exchanges without ADSL2+ broadband.

By Renai LeMay | 10 August, 2010 14:20

Tags: broadband, Coalition, government, NBN

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