New government tests conducted by two separate agencies have concluded that LightSquared?s mobile broadband network interferes with the signal on all GPS devices.
The news doesn?t bode well for the Virginia-based wireless startup company LightSquared, which needs the Federal Communication Commission?s approval to launch its LTE mobile broadband network. The company?s business model relies on selling wholesale access to its network to outside company.
Devices that use GPS technology like mobile phones, Ford?s OnStar emergency response receivers, turn-based navigation units like Garmin, and airplanes would all be affected by LightSquared?s network.
GPS receivers either lost signal strength or were completely disabled by LightSquared?s signal within the testing zone, according to tests conducted by National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board in May. A separate test conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration found that GPS would be unavailable to aircrafts flying below elevations of 2,000 feet in metro areas ? like airports, for instance.
Results from both sets of tests were presented Thursday during a federal government advisory group hearing.
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About the Author, Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar is a contributing reporter at VentureBeat and freelance journalist. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Journalism. In addition to covering technology, his work can be found at Geeks of Doom. You can reach him on Twitter at @tched.
Source: http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/10/uh-oh-lightsquareds-network-is-screwing-with-gps/
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