1 year, 3 months ago
Is it true that the FCC is in the process of disabling the GPS network?
"If implemented as planned, all current GPS receivers will no longer operate correctly in areas covered by their system, which include the overwhelming majority of the US population."
Is this for real?
http://freegeographytools.com/2011/how-the-fcc-plans-to-destroy-gps-a-simple-explanation
Is this for real?
http://freegeographytools.com/2011/how-the-fcc-plans-to-destroy-gps-a-simple-explanation
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This is not for sure yet, but yes FCC is planning on it.
"LightSquared has officially commented that it plans to cooperate with the GPS companies and make sure that their technologies do not interfere with each other, but at the moment tension seems high, and the continued inaction on behalf of the FCC is worrisome."
http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/will-the-fcc-allow-lte-to-destroy-gps-20110214/
"LightSquared has officially commented that it plans to cooperate with the GPS companies and make sure that their technologies do not interfere with each other, but at the moment tension seems high, and the continued inaction on behalf of the FCC is worrisome."
http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/will-the-fcc-allow-lte-to-destroy-gps-20110214/
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The article you referenced makes it sound more like the only problem is that LTE is using the adjacent band to the current GPS system, that the FCC isn't currently actively taking steps to disable the current system.
I'd thought it was more of a forced upgrade, like the analog-to-digital television conversion from a few years ago.