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Mapping Upheavals, Indoor Location Headway, FCC on LBS Privacy

June 19, 2012

Big changes. Apple finally ended its long time dependence on Google Maps. As part of its latest operating system upgrade to iOS 6, Apple is launching its own, home-grown mapping service. It is an impressive offering. In a very different move, Microsoft is replacing its own Bing maps in all Windows Phone devices. Nokia maps, previously Navteq, will replace Microsoft’s home-grown Bing Maps. Micello has a new indoor location trial that isn’t just indoor mapping. This month the FCC has something to say on the topic of privacy in LBS apps. ABI Research has high expectations for indoor location.


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FCC Announces Initiatives to Combat Smartphone and Data Theft

April 10, 2012

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski joined major police department chiefs, including New York City Police Commissioner Raymond E. Kelly, Philadelphia Police Department Commissioner Charles Ramsey, Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, wireless carriers, and Senator Chuck Schumer to announce new initiatives to combat cell phone and data theft.


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Expert Advice: Thank Your Lucky Stars

March 1, 2012

In my 20-plus years of involvement in the GPS/GNSS industry, nothing has come close to the LightSquared debate for technical and political complexity, nor for potential effects on nearly every high-precision GPS/GNSS user in the United States. The industry’s destiny is somewhat controlled by a federal agency that is not very knowledgeable about how, when, and where GPS is used — although I’m sure they’ve learned a lot in the last 14 months.


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FCC Begins GPS Receiver Design Discussions with Workshop

February 28, 2012

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Engineering and Technology will host a workshop on spectrum efficiency and […]


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LightSquared Snuffed by NITA, FCC

February 16, 2012

The more than year-long battle between wireless start-up LightSquared and the GPS industry peaked earlier this week when […]


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NTIA Thumbs Down LightSquared; FCC Concurs

February 15, 2012

“We conclude that LightSquared’s proposed mobile broadband network will impact GPS services and that there is no practical […]


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The System: U.S. DoD, DoT Tell FCC No LightSquared

February 1, 2012

Ashton Carter, U.S. deputy secretary for Defense, and John Porcari, deputy secretary for Transportation, have written an official […]


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FCC Asks If You and GPS Should Be Protected from Interference

January 30, 2012

“We invite comment on LightSquared’s petition, and establish a pleading cycle.” Thus spake the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), […]


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