I had a front row seat as the CTO of Nokia Networks when the 4G revolution unfolded. As many nations struggled to justify the deployment of yet another mobile network, the United States acted swiftly to take the lead. Motivated operators, hungry customers, innovative application designers, clever device manufacturers, and well-informed regulators worked hand-in-hand to […]

Company fights petitions for reconsideration that fail to demonstrate grounds for amending the bipartisan FCC Order

RESTON, VA. May 29, 2020 – Ligado Networks today filed an opposition to NTIA’s petition for a stay of the FCC’s order approving Ligado’s license modification application. The company also issued the following statement: “NTIA’s extraordinary request to stop the FCC’s decision from taking effect is outrageous. Because NTIA did not win on the merits, […]

Ligado Networks has raised more than $100 million in a first wave of investment for the build-out of its planned 5G/IoT network, even as a federal agency recently asked the Federal Communications Commission to pause and reconsider Ligado’s ability to operate in its L-Band spectrum under new rules that the commission approved in April. The new network […]

Investments Reaffirm Broad Support for Ligado’s Next-Generation Technologies

“It is clear that the DoD is the driving force behind the NTIA petition.  This rehash of arguments put before the FCC over two years ago contains no new information or technical data to support its request that the FCC reconsider its recent unanimous, bipartisan decision.  The entire petition is premised on the tired 1 dB argument, which is just another way […]