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LightSquared Says GPS Tests Were Rigged

Posted by Soulskill on from the apparently-you-can-stop-the-signal dept.

itwbennett writes "Would-be cellular carrier LightSquared claims that the company's LTE network was set up to fail in GPS interference tests. 'Makers of GPS (Global Positioning System) equipment put old and incomplete GPS receivers in the test so the results would show interference, under the cover of non-disclosure agreements that prevented the public and third parties from analyzing the process,' LightSquared executives said on a conference call with reporters Wednesday morning."

2 of 186 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Really? by jonbryce · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And forget the billions of ATM users for whom GPS is essential, even if they don't realise they are using it. ATMs use GPS to get an accurate time signal as knowing exactly what the time is is essential to its operation.

  2. Information? by lightknight · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Forgive my ignorance, but I am gathering very little information on Light Squared. They haven't really been on my radar.

    What is this company? What are they attempting to offer? And what's all this hubbub about it?

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    I am John Hurt.