There are no GPS "providers". Well, okay, technically there is *one* provider, but not in the same way cell phones work, for example. A GPS device does not transmit; it merely receives timestamped beacon signals from several satellites with known positions and calculates its position on the surface based on the discrepancies in the time stamps (speed of radio waves times amount of time passed since emission equals the distance to the emitting source). The only GPS transmitters around are those in the satellites.
If the GPS system is interfering with LightSquared, changing a lot of satellites will be expensive. I am, however, inclined to think that it is the other way around, that the LightSquared system is interfering with GPS devices. Just a random thought in the night. Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> wrote: The FCC can tell the GPS providers to produce smart devices, that wont interfere, but who meets the cost for this upgrade, On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 4:17 PM, McTim <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/19/12, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> If they are on adjacent frequencies, how could they be interfering with each >> other? Given that one keeps it civil with a small bandwidth, the two >> frequencies shouldn't overlap. > > FCC was sold a load of FUD > > >> >> Do you have any links for further reading? I'm curious. > > Lauren weinstein has posted extensively on this issue on the Net > neutrality list, here are some links: > > FCC revokes LightSquared's approval for broadband system that > interferes with GPS > http://j.mp/wYXv53 (New York Times) > > LightSquared to FCC: "Screw GPS -- It's OUR Spectrum!" > http://j.mp/sbTKyI (ars technica) > > LightSquared claims GPS tests were "rigged" http://j.mp/AqqsyA (IT World) > > -- > Cheers, > > McTim > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A > route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel >_____________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. _____________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
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