In one of the largest telecom gambles in United States history, LightSquared, backed by New York hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, has put pen to paper and contracted Nokia Siemens Networks to build their wireless broadband network. I first wrote of the LightSquared plan about two weeks ago in, “New Broadband Service Coming to United States, […]
Nokia Siemens Networks Lands LightSquared Deal
By Garrett Cobarr | August 8, 2010 | Raw Economics, Visible Future
DTH Satellite Television Surges Over Telecom & Cable
By Garrett Cobarr | July 26, 2010 | Raw Economics, Visible Future
While the news media preoccupies itself with the battle of titans, telecoms versus cablecoms for pay-TV market share, satellite delivered direct-to-home service has been quietly and steadily gaining on them both. According to TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate, the DTH pay-TV sector now claims 150 million subscribers with a growth of 13% to 15% per year. This growth trend continues […]
New Broadband Service Coming to United States, LightSquared
By Garrett Cobarr | July 22, 2010 | Raw Economics, Visible Future
With a $7 billion investment, from hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, LightSquared has announced plans to build a coast-to-coast, wireless broadband network. A wholesale only service, based on a mix of terrestrial and satellite networks. They plan to have the system launched by late 2011 and cover 92% of the US by 2015. In a telecom era […]
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