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• Feds look beyond LightSquared to set GPS interference standards

  By Stephen Lawson | 09 February, 2012 12:57

  A high-ranking federal official and aviation industry leaders called on Wednesday for rules to prevent future interference with GPS, looking beyond a proposal by would-be hybrid mobile operator LightSquared that may be doomed by broad opposition.

• LightSquared asks FCC to regulate GPS receivers

  By Stephen Lawson | 08 February, 2012 10:13

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

• Canada ruling pushes Dish's LTE plan forward

  By Stephen Lawson | 08 February, 2012 07:06

  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.

• Tiff over LightSquared reveals odd partnership

  By Stephen Lawson | 03 February, 2012 06:11

  LightSquared founder Philip Falcone's response to ethics allegations by a U.S. senator sheds some light on a strange chapter in the carrier's ongoing bid to build a controversial cellular data network.

• Sprint gives LightSquared six more weeks for FCC approval

  By Stephen Lawson | 01 February, 2012 11:29

  Sprint Nextel has given LightSquared about six more weeks to win regulatory approval for its proposed cellular data network, extending a US$9 billion deal under which LightSquared would operate on Sprint infrastructure.

• FCC seeks public comment on LightSquared petition

  By Stephen Lawson | 31 January, 2012 06:29

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on a petition by embattled mobile startup LightSquared that says GPS receivers aren't entitled to protection from interference.

• Panasonic offers wireless broadband service to connect its products

  By Jay Alabaster | 27 January, 2012 11:53

  Panasonic launched a wireless broadband service in Japan this week that is intended to encourage customers to use its coming wave of Internet-ready appliances and services.

• LTE-Advanced is the future, but no rocket ship

  By Stephen Lawson | 26 January, 2012 12:55

  The 4G network standards approved last week by the ITU may improve the mobile data experience soon, even if consumers don't actually see the 100M bps mobile speed for which they were designed.

• ISP Q&A: vividwireless chief on 4G, how wireless fits in the NBN and ISP filtering

  By Julia Talevski | 29 March, 2010 13:53

  CEO of vividwireless, Unwired and Wireless Broadband Australia, Martin Mercer, talks to ARN about the decision behind launching a 4G network, how wireless will fit in the National Broadband Network (NBN), and ISP filtering.

• Why Intel's Infineon buy is a smart move

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 31 August, 2010 08:18

  Intel has been on a buying binge lately. Just two weeks ago the world's largest chip maker agreed to acquire security vendor McAfee for $7.68 billion, and today it announced plans to buy Infineon Technologies' Wireless Solutions (WLS) division for $1.4 billion.

• 4G killer apps: A top five

  By Paul Kapustka | 08 May, 2010 00:29

  Imagine sitting on the grass in a shady park, watching flawless high-definition television on your connected tablet. Imagine pausing the program and switching over to a video call from your mother.

• HTC EVO 4G: Better than the Nexus One?

  By JR Raphael | 27 March, 2010 10:26

  Sprint's new HTC EVO 4G smartphone is being hailed as the new ruler of the Android empire. But has the crown really been passed?