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Spectrum
Term you'll hear a lot more of from now on because it's truly revolutionary or you'll never hear again because it never really worked: Li-Fi
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John Moe
Jul 19, 2011
Most data is transmitted through a radio spectrum, which is getting smaller and smaller. Enter Li-Fi, or sending data through light. The idea has...
Lightsquared gets huge pile of money
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John Moe
Jul 5, 2011
$265 million to be exact from new and current investors. Lightsquared, of course, is the company trying to build a new wireless service based on a...
Lightsquared: "We can change! Just give us a chance!"
by
John Moe
Jul 1, 2011
Lightsquared is the heavily backed company that's planning/hoping to build a new 4G network using both ground towers and satellite capability. It...
The report results are in: Lightsquared messes with GPS
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John Moe
Jun 15, 2011
In a report scheduled to be presented to the FCC on Wednesday, Lightsquared and a GPS industry group will tell the agency yes, Lightsquared will...
New tests show LightSquared might screw up GPS
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John Moe
Jun 10, 2011
LightSquared is a new network trying to get up and running. But, lots of folks - pilots, people in the military - have been complaining that the...
D-block bill gains momentum after 10 years
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John Moe
Jun 9, 2011
Lawmakers are hoping to make some changes to how emergency responders can communicate before the 10th anniversary of September 11th. Wednesday,...
D-block gets hearing tomorrow
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John Moe
Apr 11, 2011
House Communications subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden will head a hearing tomorrow about how spectrum can be used in support of public safety....
For public good, not for profit.
LightSquared still making people upset
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John Moe
Mar 31, 2011
I think I must write one of these items a week. There's more concern about the new wireless network. This time, it's the Pentagon. The Defense...
Netflix cuts video quality in Canada
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John Moe
Mar 30, 2011
Netflix is making moves to shrink the amount of data going across a network when it streams movies and TV to Canadian customers. The company says...
Lots of fuss about the D-block
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John Moe
Mar 3, 2011
We're coming up on the 10 year anniversary of September 11th, and there's still a lot of squabbling about creating a separate network for public...