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• LightSquared might take legal action over GPS

  LightSquared may take legal action if it is denied permission to build its planned LTE network because of concerns over interference between that network and GPS, an executive said Monday.

• LightSquared lines up Sharp for devices

  LightSquared has lined up Sharp as its first partner to build smartphones and tablets for its planned LTE network, as the carrier stepped up its rhetoric about interference between that network and GPS.

• LightSquared to defend project in open letter in newspapers

  LightSquared said late Sunday that it planned to run the next day in major newspapers in the U.S. an open letter explaining its position over the controversy surrounding its LTE (long-term evolution) network, particularly concerns about its interference with GPS (global positioning system).

• LightSquared says GPS fix will cost $50-$300

  Satellite-4G carrier LightSquared said Wednesday that gear to prevent interference between its network and precision GPS gear will cost US$50 to $300 per device and it is in talks with the U.S. government about covering the cost of upgrading or replacing all federally-owned devices.

• LightSquared claims solution to GPS interference

  LightSquared said Wednesday it has an affordable solution to interference between its 4G network and GPS systems and will have working units available for tests planned by the U.S. government in the coming months.

• NewSat picks up another Jabiru-1 contract

  ASX-listed satellite provider NewSat (ASX:NWT) has signed a new deal with Quicklink Communications worth some $40 million over three years.

• NewSat proposes share consolidation

  Satellite company Newsat (ASX:NWT) plans to conduct a 50 for 1 share consolidation to help improve its trading price.

• Dish, LightSquared place long 4G bets

  LightSquared's and Dish Network's proposals to use satellite spectrum for 4G networks aren't necessarily competing for FCC approval, but either one could make the U.S. mobile broadband business more competitive if it clears significant hurdles.

• NewSat posts profit, revenue growth

  Satellite company NewSat (ASX:NWT) has reported a $300,000 profit for FY11, from 15 per cent higher revenue of $28.8 million.

• Dish Network hopes to build LTE cellular network

  Satellite TV provider Dish Network hopes to build a 4G cellular network, if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission permits it, according to a filing the satellite provider made on Monday.

• NewSat wins nine-figure deal

  Satellite company NewSat (ASX:NWT) has signed a deal worth up to $US114 million ($110.44 million) to provide capacity on its upcoming Jabiru-1 satellite.

• LightSquared to provide satellite phones for tribes

  LightSquared said Monday it will donate as many as 2,000 satellite phones, with service, to a health agency serving American Indians in rural areas.

• Court OKs Dish's $1.375 billion buyout of TerreStar

  Dish Network will acquire satellite mobile operator TerreStar Networks for US$1.375 billion under an agreement approved Thursday by a bankruptcy court.

• GPS group slams LightSquared's new plan

  A group of GPS vendors and users has challenged mobile startup LightSquared's credibility in a response to the company's new plan for a hybrid satellite and LTE mobile network.

• LightSquared raises $265M more despite GPS worries

  Mobile broadband startup LightSquared has raised another US$265 million that it can use for building its 4G LTE network, despite the uncertainty of that network being approved by the FCC.