LightSquared faces further delays after interference concerns
Efforts to allow wholesalers of LightSquared, the US 4GLTE venture, to offer terrestrial-only services have been hit by interference concerns ...
Tag: SkyTerra
Another bumper year for space insurers
With Boeing finally resolving the SkyTerra-1 antenna issue in mid-December, the space insurance community is celebrating another profitable year. SatelliteFinance ...
LightSquared solves antenna malfunction
US satellite/terrestrial 4G-LTE venture LightSquared is back on track to hit 1 January's FCC milestone after solving an issue that ...
Experts scramble to unfurl LightSquared’s 22 metre antenna
A team of experts from satellite contractor Boeing and antenna builder Harris is scrambling to fully deploy the 22m antenna ...
SkyTerra-1’s potential antenna anomaly spooks insurers
The insurance community is anxiously waiting for news from Boeing over whether it has successfully deployed the 22-metre reflector antenna ...
LightSquared requests further ATC modifications
Satellite/terrestrial 4G-LTE venture LightSquared is seeking to adjust the rules governing the group's ATC licence to allow its wholesalers to ...
FCC extension clears way for first LightSquared satellite launch
Satellite/terrestrial 4G-LTE venture LightSquared has launched its first satellite just days after being granted an extension to its stringent milestone ...
Launch Schedule
Date Vehicle Satellite Platform/prime Broker 2010 Q4 Soyuz/Ariane 5 Hylas-1 I-2K Marsh 2010 Q4 Ariane 5 Intelsat 17 LS-1300 2010 ...
LightSquared nets US$850m loan
US satellite/terrestrial 4G-LTE wireless broadband venture LightSquared has secured a US$850m four-year loan. SatelliteFinance understands that the facility, which was ...
FCC rejects Globalstar’s ATC extension request
The Federal Communications Commission has denied a request by Globalstar for a 16-month extension to comply with the rules governing ...
