Tomorrow will mark one year since we received unanimous, bipartisan FCC approval of our license modification application. After years of thorough technical analysis and engagement with industry stakeholders and policymakers, the FCC determined that deploying a terrestrial wireless network in the L-band would advance our country’s economic and security interests and help the U.S. transition to next-generation networks.
5G Mobile Private Networks will enable a variety of different types of applications and deliver solutions for operations like factory automation to health monitoring to Industry 4.0 transformation —and much more. And while private networks are not new, powering them with high-speed, reliable and secure 5G Mobile Private Networks make them ideal for greater adoption as enterprise customers start implementing their digital transformation strategies at a faster pace.
RESTON, VA. March 31, 2021 – Ligado Networks issued the following statement from Chief Communications Officer and Head of Congressional Affairs Ashley Durmer on the Biden administration’s plan to rebuild U.S. infrastructure: “Ligado applauds the Biden administration for taking a bold step that makes modernizing America’s infrastructure the priority it should be. Upgrading U.S. infrastructure […]
RESTON, VA. March 17, 2021 – Ligado Networks issued the following statement from Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Valerie Green on the Federal Communications Commission’s votes today to enable access to more mid-band spectrum and explore O-RAN technology: “We applaud the FCC’s efforts today to accelerate 5G deployments for American consumers and businesses. […]
Buzz is surrounding Ligado Networks as the satellite company continues to make a push into the world of 5G with its latest collaboration with Rakuten. The idea is to use the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) and together, create a 5G mobile private network solutions for enterprises. The result will be a combination of Rakuten’s Open RAN capabilities and […]
Ligado owns around 40MHz of spectrum in the 1600MHz L-band, holdings that gained significantly more attention following the FCC’s blockbuster auction of 280MHz of C-band spectrum in the 3.7GHz-4GHz band. Importantly, the FCC has twice voted in recent months to allow Ligado to conduct 5G operations as well as satellite communications in its spectrum holdings. That development – coupled with […]