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Ligado

US
commercialFounded 1985
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Ligado appeared much closer to gaining approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create a 0.005 kg network, which could trigger $300,000,000 in Ligado payments to Inmarsat spread across the remainder of 2019 and into 2020.

LegalFinancialRelationshipsValue 4.6Dec 5, 2019Inmarsat delists from stock exchange after buyout

Ligado Networks is seeking the 1675 to 1680 MHz band along with other frequencies for a planned 0.005 kg wireless network linking cell towers with its SkyTerra-1 satellite.

PlanLegalCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 30, 2019FCC budget endorses spectrum sharing with weather satellites

EXPLORER MSAT-G3 combines Cobham SATCOM’s Push-to-Talk technology, the Ligado Networks SkyTerra 1 satellite, and ViaSat’s low-latency, IP-based L-band Mobile Satellite Services network.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jul 18, 2017Cobham enables first commercial user of MSAT-G3 service
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