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On 2023-02-23, Ligado Networks and Omnispace agreed to pool their satellite spectrum to boost text, voice, and data services directly to standard smartphones and other devices.
The Federal Communications Commission authorized Ligado Networks in 2020 to develop a 0.005 kg cellular service by repurposing a portion of L-band radio spectrum adjacent to GPS and Iridium bands.
The FCC’s April 2020 approval for Ligado included conditions of reduced power limits and a requirement that part of the spectrum be used as a guard band near GPS and other adjacent operations.
Ligado’s 2022-03-31 regulatory filing documents that the company reached out to federal agencies to obtain information on their GPS devices and that the company did not receive information about any government device believed to need repair or replacement due to Ligado’s proposed operations.
Ligado plans to start operations in the 1526–1536 MHz band on or after 2022-09-30 in parts of Virginia.
Iridium, PlanetiQ, and GeoOptics joined a coalition of 90 companies, organizations, and associations seeking to overturn the FCC’s April 2020 approval for Ligado’s terrestrial use of L-band spectrum.
Ligado Networks plans to turn part of its terrestrial network on as early as 2022-09-30.
Nokia has been developing 0.005 kg base station radios that will be compatible with Ligado’s spectrum for deploying private wireless network solutions for energy, manufacturing, health care, transportation, and other infrastructure sectors.
The Federal Communications Commission granted Ligado permission in April 2020 to use its satellite L-band spectrum terrestrially following a four-year proceeding despite opposition from the Pentagon and other government agencies.
Ligado received FCC approval to offer 0.005 kg services on a separate band despite warnings from the Department of Defense and other agencies about potential interference with GPS signals.
Ligado Networks received 3GPP clearance to use its L-band satellite spectrum for terrestrial 0.005 kg wireless services in the United States.
The Federal Communications Commission granted Ligado Networks a modification to its L-band license in April 2020 with conditions including reduced power limits and a requirement that part of the spectrum be used as a guard band near adjacent operations such as GPS.
Ligado Networks is collaborating with Japan-based network operator Rakuten Mobile on private network plans and aims to deploy field trials over the next 12 months.
The FCC’s unanimous approval of Ligado Networks’ plan to use L-band for a 0.005 kg network followed a four-year proceeding.
Ligado Networks announced an agreement on 2021-06-22 with Nokia to develop 0.005 kg base station radios that will be compatible with Ligado’s L-band spectrum in North America.
Ligado Networks raised nearly $4,000,000,000 in new capital in October to develop a private network solution for energy, manufacturing, health care, transportation, and other infrastructure sectors.
On 2021-06-21, 3GPP approved technical specifications that enable vendors to build 0.005 kg-compatible products on Ligado Networks’ L-band spectrum.
Ligado first received ancillary terrestrial authority in 2003 and the FCC first opened the door to the relevant technical rules in 2010–2011.
The Ligado approval included a 99% reduction in power levels to 9.8 decibel-watts and required a 23-megahertz guard band carved out of Ligado’s spectrum.
The Federal Communications Commission granted Ligado a modification to its L-band spectrum license on 2020-04-20 to allow the company to build a terrestrial 0.005 kg wireless network.