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Dish Network’s recent attempts to enter the wireless market have drawn scrutiny from a former employee, citing a conflict of interest with Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen and his interest in …

Online retailing giant Amazon.com has reportedly been testing a wireless network with satellite communications provider Globalstar. Bloomberg noted in a report that the service was recently tested in Cupertino, Calif., …

Dish Network looks to have bowed out of the Sprint Nextel sweepstake, announcing late yesterday that it would not put in a new offer to acquire the nation’s No. 3 …

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LightSquared is nothing if not determined. The bankrupt satellite operator is back with another plan to launch a nationwide LTE network and sell bandwidth to carriers.

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is set to change leadership as current chief Rick Kaplan will be replaced by former chief Ruth Milkman in mid-June. Kaplan had succeeded …

LightSquared followed through with weekend rumors by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this afternoon, noting the move will give it “breathing room” to work through current regulatory challenges that …

LightSquared’s grasp on solvency appears to be slipping as the latest round of published reports indicated that the firm was on the verge of filing for bankruptcy protection. According to …

Calling mobile phones the most pervasive technology in history, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genechowski opened the CTIA Wireless 2012 show by telling his audience that more people now have …

LightSquared benefactor Philip Falcone has reportedly agreed to eventually take his claws out of the beleaguered wireless company in an attempt to prevent the operator from going bankrupt. Falcone currently …

LightSquared looks to have made arrangements granting the company more time to settle regulatory issues related to gaining access to spectrum assets, for a price. LightSquared said today it reached …

This week saw me whisk away to lovely Atlanta for the DAS Forum’s DAS in Action event. Now, this is not one of the bigger events on the yearly wireless telecommunications calendar, though I do give it credit for having one of the better names.

Senators from both sides of the aisle have come together to ask the Federal Communications Commission to give LightSquared one more chance. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Senator Lindsey Graham …

I have never claimed to be a numbers sort of guy, and in fact what drew me to a journalism education was the promise that all number games could be solved using a calculator.

Dish Networks’ nebulous wireless plans received a boost from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, which today upgraded its outlook on the satellite television provider and wireless spectrum holder from “stable” …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Saying that “too many devices and too little spectrum” have put the wireless industry “on track to run out of network capacity … threatening future innovation and …

Federal Communications Commission attempts to infuse spectrum assets into the wireless space while at the same time maintaining an open, competitive environment took center stage this week as the government …

Cricket Communications today became the latest wireless service provider to join RCA – the Competitive Carriers’ Association. The move follows T-Mobile’s decision last week to join the organization, leaving AT&T …

The domestic mobile broadband market took an interesting turn today as United Online launched its NetZero Wireless service offering consumers plans beginning at the attractive price of free. The service …

Having seen its previous LTE roaming partner stumble over spectrum concerns, Leap Wireless today announced a five-year wholesale deal with Clearwire. The agreement will provide Leap and its Cricket brand …

Perhaps looking for at least some bit of positive news, LightSquared reported that its satellite operations will remain intact despite the dim prospects that it will be bolstered with a …

The company said it will cut 45% of its 330-employee workforce, according to a news report.

What can possibly be said about LightSquared at this point, besides bad puns? I know that the company is not “dead” dead, but it seems that the hill it has been climbing in trying to launch a wireless service just received a new helping of lubrication. And that lubricant was delivered with GPS-like accuracy. ZING!

FreedomPop, the wireless broadband startup backed by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, says it will buy wholesale broadband service from Clearwire instead of from LightSquared. The Federal Communications Commission has decided …