FCC chairman pushing for Ligado Networks’s 5G solution despite risks to GPS systems

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has circulated a draft order asking the five-member panel to approve Ligado Networks’ request to deploy a low-power nationwide network to support next generation 5G wireless. Ligado Networks’ request has drawn fire from some U.S. government agencies as well as by some powerful lawmakers. Earlier this week, the chairman…

Japan launches third GPS satellite

The development assumes significance with it having national security implications, especially with North Korea in its neighborhood. The Japanese government has disclosed that it launched a Japan on Saturday launched an H-2A rocket carrying a geo-positioning satellite into orbit following a week-long delay. The development assumes significance being Japan’s third geo-positioning satellite, which will be…