mobile satellite

WASHINGTON-The cell-phone industry complained to the Federal Communications Commission that TMI Communications Co. and TerreStar Networks Inc. are seeking “a stealth redistribution” of 2 GHz mobile satellite service spectrum. The …

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay action on Globalstar L.L.C.’s application to add an ancillary terrestrial component into its mobile satellite service system until it …

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced it purchased a $200 million controlling interest in TerreStar Networks Inc., a company building a mobile satellite network. Motient now owns 61 percent …

Motient Communications Inc. announced it will shut down the rural sections of its network, reducing its DataTAC network coverage from 200 million people to 137 million. The move is not …

WASHINGTON-Satellite service provider Globalstar L.L.C. said it filed an application today with the Federal Communications Commission for authority to offer ancillary terrestrial service in conjunction with its mobile satellite services. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today reaffirmed a 2003 decision allowing mobile satellite service licensees to integrate an ancillary terrestrial component into their systems, rejecting a cell-phone industry demand that spectrum …

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Motient Corp. announced it will up its stake in Mobile Satellite Ventures to 49 percent, just under what it needs to control the company. Motient’s stock was up more …

RESTON, Va.-Mobile satellite communications provider Mobile Satellite Ventures announced a new rate plan program and a push-to-talk handset, both aimed at satisfying the needs of the public-safety and first-responder markets. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission granted Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary L.L.C. permission to launch a satellite to serve South America and the area between South America and the United States. The …

WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. is protesting an Application for Review filed by rival Inmarsat Ventures Ltd., claiming Inmarsat’s arguments are nothing new and meant to slow MSV’s entry into the …

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Struggling wireless data carrier Motient Corp. appears to be returning to the industry from which it originally sprang-satellite communications. The company last week raised $126.4 million in a private stock …

Struggling wireless data carrier Motient Corp. appears to be returning to the industry from which it originally sprang-satellite communications. The company last week raised $126.4 million in a private stock …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today said Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. received the first ever authorization to operate land-based wireless systems to supplement satellite operations, a ruling that comes amid regulatory …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, despite interference concerns voiced by the mobile-phone industry, today released an additional 20 megahertz for third-generation mobile-phone communications and other advanced wireless services. At the same …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday said it would require mobile satellite service carriers to file reports regarding the implementation of its MSS 911 call center rule adopted last year. The …

WASHINGTON-The two main players in the mobile satellite services market reacted favorably to the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum-sharing plan. The FCC approved a plan for Iridium Satellite L.L.C. to share …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week opened up a huge swath of spectrum for wireless broadband services, creating incentives for businesses to invest in a third digital pipe to homes …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today opened a huge swath of spectrum for wireless broadband services, creating incentives for businesses to invest in a third digital pipe to homes and businesses …

WASHINGTON-Though the next World Radiocommunication Conference is several years off, the United States already faces a potential controversy over whether mobile-phone carriers and mobile satellite operators can share spectrum in …

WASHINGTON-Cellular pioneer Craig McCaw today unveiled plans to leverage wireless broadband technology to compete against telephone and cable TV companies in the high-speed Internet market, an undertaking he will pursue …

WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures, despite legal and regulatory challenges, is aggressively moving forward with its business plan and appears poised to be first to market with a potentially disruptive technology comprised …

WASHINGTON-Alexander Good, a former telecom executive and Reagan administration official, has been tapped as the new chief executive officer and vice chairman of Mobile Satellite Ventures. MSV, a mobile satellite …

Satellite is spreading its wings. The sector appears to be aligning itself with other wireless technologies in hopes of becoming a significant part of a hybrid wireless network. John Kealey, …

Mobile satellite services provider Globalstar announced it has completed its financial restructuring and will emerge from bankruptcy following the closing of the acquisition of its main business operations and assets …