No, that isn't the current plan. They were given approval for low power proprietary spectrum they could launch a TDD-LTE network on to supplement their global satellite network in urban areas. The standard license is high powered use from bird to UE.
I think you're a fool if you believe their early TLPS marketing where they claim they could build an information SUPERHIGHWAY using what is effectively wifi channel 14 without fucking up or being fucked up by poorly filtered wifi devices. This is why they dropped the bid on licensing unlicensed spectrum...
In other news, there was a lot of misinformation on channel 12 and 13 use in the US. In CA it's allowed for indoor usage. The FCC clarified in its approval of the modified GlobalStar plan that 12 and 13 are not allowed in the US.
> what is effectively wifi channel 14 without fucking up or being fucked up by poorly filtered wifi devices
Could you explain how this happens? What's the reason for Globalstar (or anyone, for that matter) to pay for the spectrum, if at any point some joe shmoe can just build devices that introduce interference in that spectrum, thereby rendering it useless?
> Could you explain how this happens? What's the reason for Globalstar (or anyone, for that matter) to pay for the spectrum, if at any point some joe shmoe can just build devices that introduce interference in that spectrum, thereby rendering it useless?
Keep in mind, Globalstar already owned half the originally requested spectrum. This is less of a 'paying for' and more of a 'being given value'.
Generally interference is unintentional. Operators of different wireless technology like to ensure a small buffer between their owned spectrum and a different technology. See my other comment about the 700A license elsewhere in this thread. In that case the potential for interference was between DTV and LTE. Read the FCC link, it will explain what was initially claimed.
Nothing technically stops someone with motivation from illegally tampering with spectrum. Years ago I used to carry a small cell jammer that could jam around 10 meters around me ($30 from china). But this behavior is actually enforced against now and I can name at least 2 situations (Florida car commuter guy, and Chicago train commuter guy) where people were prosecuted for jamming spectrum. Some hotels also had equipment to block wifi AP's but they ended up in court too. Fines/penalties are steep for this too, and rightly so since it's tricky to catch. But it's enough to stop someone with a novelty interest (like me) from doing it.
I think you're a fool if you believe their early TLPS marketing where they claim they could build an information SUPERHIGHWAY using what is effectively wifi channel 14 without fucking up or being fucked up by poorly filtered wifi devices. This is why they dropped the bid on licensing unlicensed spectrum...
In other news, there was a lot of misinformation on channel 12 and 13 use in the US. In CA it's allowed for indoor usage. The FCC clarified in its approval of the modified GlobalStar plan that 12 and 13 are not allowed in the US.