In a letter addressed to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, a European Commission (EC) official outlined concerns about the LightSquared nationwide LTE network, which has been under fire for reported GPS interference and frozen at the FCC by Congress.
Europe's satellite system, Galileo, is planned to launch by 2015. In the letter the EC explained that a terrestrial network in mobile satellite service (MSS) spectrum would alter the nature of transmissions in that band. The neighboring MSS signals are currently operating at similar receive power levels. If LightSquared launches their network as planned, these transmissions would increase in magnitude- which could severely disrupt the reception of the Galileo system as well as GPS operations. Galileo receivers in place in the United States will likely be affected by harmful interference from LightSquared base stations, according to the European Space Agency analysis.
In June, LightSquared submitted a report to the FCC outlining the interference issues, and a three- part solution to the problem. The report was met with much criticism by authorities across the industry, including the Coalition to Save Our GPS.
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