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Emma McCluskey's classroom looks much like any other. http://phys.org/news274099250.html Other Sciences Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:30:09 EST news274099250 LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. http://phys.org/news256234068.html Technology Mon, 14 May 2012 17:08:15 EST news256234068 (AP) -- T-Mobile USA on Tuesday said that Nokia Siemens Networks and LM Ericsson AB will supply the network equipment for its new wireless broadband network, a project worth $4 billion. http://phys.org/news255669050.html Technology Tue, 08 May 2012 04:50:03 EST news255669050 Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will auction a parcel of radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars in an industry scrambling to offer consumers more cellular broadband. http://phys.org/news253974124.html Technology Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:22:12 EST news253974124 US telecom regulators have pulled the plug on an ambitious plan to build a high-speed wireless broadband network, citing potential interference with GPS navigation devices. http://phys.org/news248529560.html Technology Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:59:31 EST news248529560 Federal officials are effectively killing a private company's plans to start a national high-speed wireless broadband network after concluding it would in some cases jam GPS devices. http://phys.org/news248521540.html Technology Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:45:46 EST news248521540 (AP) -- Shares of wireless broadband network operator Clearwire Corp. plunged Friday after its chief executive told The Wall Street Journal that the company is weighing whether to make a large interest payment on Dec. 1. http://phys.org/news240856513.html Technology Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:35:55 EST news240856513 Republican lawmakers say the White House may have tried to push through a company's proposed wireless network despite objections from the military that the project could disrupt vital satellite navigation systems. http://phys.org/news235449966.html Technology Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:10:03 EST news235449966 (AP) -- Satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network is asking regulators to let it build a wireless broadband network. Having one would let Dish compete more effectively with cable companies that can bundle broadband and TV signals. http://phys.org/news233328694.html Technology Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:32:12 EST news233328694 Test results filed with federal regulators Thursday show that a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network being planned by a Virginia company called LightSquared could interfere with GPS systems used for everything from aviation to high-precision timing networks to consumer navigation devices. http://phys.org/news228652390.html Technology Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:33:31 EST news228652390 LightSquared, a Virginia-based company that plans to build a nationwide wireless broadband network, is proposing to adapt its network so as not to interfere with GPS systems. http://phys.org/news227806337.html Technology Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:32:32 EST news227806337 Federal regulators have granted a Virginia company called LightSquared a two-week extension to report on recent tests that aimed to determine whether its proposed high-speed wireless broadband network would cripple GPS systems around the country. http://phys.org/news227416364.html Technology Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:13:13 EST news227416364 New government test results show that a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network being launched by a company called LightSquared could jam GPS systems used for aviation, public safety, military operations and other uses. http://phys.org/news226985632.html Technology Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:34:04 EST news226985632 Pilots flying at night near Las Vegas over the next week may have to navigate the old-fashioned way - without GPS. http://phys.org/news224962113.html Technology Wed, 18 May 2011 18:29:02 EST news224962113 (AP) -- LightSquared, a company that's building a new nationwide wireless broadband network, says Best Buy will resell access to that network, starting with a trial early next year. http://phys.org/news220095603.html Technology Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:40:59 EST news220095603 South Korean telecom operator KT said Wednesday it has expanded its high-speed wireless broadband network to cover 85 percent of the population in what is already one of the world's most wired countries. http://phys.org/news218294382.html Technology Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:20:11 EST news218294382 (AP) -- Aiming to ride two crazes at once, T-Mobile USA will sell a tablet computer that can shoot 3-D videos. http://phys.org/news215844226.html Electronics Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:43:58 EST news215844226 (AP) -- The Obama administration is throwing its support behind a plan to give a valuable chunk of radio waves to police officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers to build nationwide wireless broadband network for public safety. http://phys.org/news215375035.html Technology Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:24:07 EST news215375035 (AP) -- Verizon Wireless says its new "4G" wireless broadband network will start accepting customers on Sunday in 38 cities. http://phys.org/news210433774.html Technology Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:49:52 EST news210433774 (AP) -- Federal regulators have shot down a proposal by a startup called M2Z Networks Inc. to build a free, nationwide wireless broadband network using a spare slice of airwaves. http://phys.org/news202583278.html Technology Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:01 EST news202583278 (AP) -- U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies. http://phys.org/news198855788.html Technology Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:43:20 EST news198855788 (AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. is aiming to make video calls a selling point of the new, faster data network that it's spending billions with co-investors to build. http://phys.org/news188581712.html Technology Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:00:10 EST news188581712 (AP) -- Huawei, a Chinese company that is edging into the U.S. market for telecommunications gear as a competitor to Motorola and Alcatel-Lucent, has scored another contract win. http://phys.org/news169209973.html Technology Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:48:58 EST news169209973 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Novatel MiFi portable broadband hotspot card does the job of a 3G modem and wireless router combined. The MiFi can connect to either an EVDO Rev. A or HSPA signal. The connection is then shared via a WiFi connection. http://phys.org/news148053477.html Electronics Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:57:57 EST news148053477