LightSquared seeks probe of GPS advisory board member

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...y_board_member

> On Thursday, the mobile broadband startup petitioned the Inspector General of NASA to investigate Bradford Parkinson, the vice chairman of a board that advises the government on GPS. Parkinson should be removed from discussions about potential interference between GPS and LightSquared's proposed LTE (Long Term Evolution) network because he is also a director of GPS vendor Trimble Navigation, LightSquared said in its petition.
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> LightSquared wants to build a mobile broadband network that uses both LTE on the ground and satellites in space, providing nationwide U.S. coverage with faster speeds in more populated areas. It would sell access to either or both of these networks wholesale to other carriers. The planned LTE network has come under attack because of tests that show interference between that system and GPS.
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See:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...y_board_member

On 2012-01-15 14:27 , Sam Wormley wrote:
> LightSquared seeks probe of GPS advisory board member
>
> http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...y_board_member
>
>
>> On Thursday, the mobile broadband startup petitioned the Inspector
>> General of NASA to investigate Bradford Parkinson, the vice chairman
>> of a board that advises the government on GPS. Parkinson should be
>> removed from discussions about potential interference between GPS and
>> LightSquared's proposed LTE (Long Term Evolution) network because he
>> is also a director of GPS vendor Trimble Navigation, LightSquared said
>> in its petition.

http://www.pnt.gov/advisory/members/parkinson.shtml

Not the kind of guy to take threats to GPS lightly.

--
"We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty."
Douglas Adams - (Could have been a GPS engineer).

Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2012-01-15 14:27 , Sam Wormley wrote:
>> LightSquared seeks probe of GPS advisory board member
>>
>> http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...y_board_member
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Thursday, the mobile broadband startup petitioned the Inspector
>>> General of NASA to investigate Bradford Parkinson, the vice chairman
>>> of a board that advises the government on GPS. Parkinson should be
>>> removed from discussions about potential interference between GPS and
>>> LightSquared's proposed LTE (Long Term Evolution) network because he
>>> is also a director of GPS vendor Trimble Navigation, LightSquared said
>>> in its petition.
>
> http://www.pnt.gov/advisory/members/parkinson.shtml
>
> Not the kind of guy to take threats to GPS lightly.
>
Not the kind of guy L2 can get kicked out for not understanding the
issues. :-)

Terje

--
- <Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no>
"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

Not the kind of guy who would weave a web of lies.

--- CHAS

On 2012-01-15 16:45 , HIPAR wrote:
> Not the kind of guy who would weave a web of lies.
>
> --- CHAS

Indeed.

--
"We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty."
Douglas Adams - (Could have been a GPS engineer).

On 2012-01-15 16:22 , Terje Mathisen wrote:
> Alan Browne wrote:
>> On 2012-01-15 14:27 , Sam Wormley wrote:
>>> LightSquared seeks probe of GPS advisory board member
>>>
>>> http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...y_board_member
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Thursday, the mobile broadband startup petitioned the Inspector
>>>> General of NASA to investigate Bradford Parkinson, the vice chairman
>>>> of a board that advises the government on GPS. Parkinson should be
>>>> removed from discussions about potential interference between GPS and
>>>> LightSquared's proposed LTE (Long Term Evolution) network because he
>>>> is also a director of GPS vendor Trimble Navigation, LightSquared said
>>>> in its petition.
>>
>> http://www.pnt.gov/advisory/members/parkinson.shtml
>>
>> Not the kind of guy to take threats to GPS lightly.
>>
> Not the kind of guy L2 can get kicked out for not understanding the
> issues. :-)
>
> Terje

Funny that they're not trying to kick Charlie Trimble off of the board.
While no longer part of Trimble, one would assume his heart lies with
them (probably has shares, options, residuals) and the overall continued
success of GPS.

--
"We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty."
Douglas Adams - (Could have been a GPS engineer).