7 posts and columns on interference

LightSquared Raises an Additional $265 Million

in Mobile on July 5, 2011 at 8:44 am PT

LightSquared, which aims to build a 4G cellular network to sell on a wholesale basis to other carriers, said on Monday that it has raised an additional $265 million from a combination of new and existing investors.
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Report to FCC Will Find LightSquared Interferes With GPS

in Mobile on June 14, 2011 at 2:56 pm PT

Wireless broadband start-up LightSquared and a GPS industry group will tell federal regulators in a report due Wednesday that recent joint tests of the company’s network showed widespread interference with GPS receivers.

Could Using Your Gadgets in Mid-Air Really Bring Down the Plane?

in News on June 10, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Believe it or not, that’s what an industry study has found. According to the study, uncovered by ABC News, interference from electronics is suspected in 75 incidents from 2003 to 2009.
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In 4G Race, Verizon Pulls Ahead With Pricey Speed

in Personal Technology on January 5, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Verizon Wireless’s new 4G network is “wicked fast” but potentially costly, writes Walt.
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Oracle Vs. SAP: We Got a Right to Pick a Little Fight–Bonanza!

in News on November 3, 2010 at 3:05 am PT

As first legal volleys go, the ones fired off Tuesday in the Oracle vs. SAP trial were about what you’d expect, given the sniping between the two companies in recent weeks–all bluster, petulance and condemnation.

SAP’s Tab in Oracle Case: $120 Million and Counting

in News on November 2, 2010 at 12:01 pm PT

Whatever illusions SAP harbored that it could get out of its TomorrowNow copyright mess with Oracle for under $100 million are long gone. According to a court filing, SAP, which is acknowledging complicity in its unit’s infringement, has already agreed to pay Oracle $120 million just for attorneys’ fees. And that’s before Oracle makes its case to the jury for $2 billion plus in damages.

T-Mobile to FCC: We Would Agree With You if You Were Right

in News on October 13, 2008 at 4:59 pm PT

The Federal Communications Commission has concluded that a free national broadband network established in the so-called “white spaces” of the AWS-3 band would not cause major interference with other services, paving the way for a sale of those airwaves at a federal auction. An unfortunate turn of events for T-Mobile, which has been aggressively lobbying against the idea.