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For a mobile operator without a network or handset, LightSquared has struck a lot of deals, and been associated with some big name partners. AT&T even mentioned it as a viable mobile broadband competitor in its conference call to discuss its plans to buy T-Mobile. Why? Read more »

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Palm might be on a slippery slope to nowhere, but New York hedgefund Harbinger Capital Partners, is betting on a good outcome. They have invested an undisclosed amount of money into the company and have bought 16 million shares or roughly 9.48 percent of the company. Read more »

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A New York-based private equity firm’s plans to build out an open nationwide 4G wireless network may simply be a facade aimed at pumping up the value of the spectrum it indirectly owns, according to several satellite industry analysts. Will the network ever come to fruition? Read more »

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AT&T today filed a petition with the FCC asking it to reconsider conditions associated with an order allowing Harbinger Capital Partners to take over a satellite company and its spectrum assets. The move is AT&T’s attempt to fight the construction of a competing 4G wireless network. Read more »

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Harbinger Capital Partner’s bold plan to build out an open 4G wireless network has more moving parts than the latest OK Go video, and would require a minimum of $6 billion to build. I’m skeptical that a competitive LTE network will come out of the plan. Read more »

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A New York private equity firm plans to build a multibillion-dollar wholesale 4G wireless network using the Long Term Evolution standard that will cover most of the country by 2015. The ambitious plans by Harbinger Capital partners relies on spectrum owned by several satellite companies. Read more »

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Harbinger Capital today offered satellite service provider MSV/Skyterra $500 million to pay for the company’s launch of its two new satellites. The private equity firm also made clear it’s planning to push for a deal to acquire British satellite company Inmarsat. The acquisition attempt isn’t welcomed […] Read more »

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Last Friday, four executives of satellite holding company TerreStar Networks suddenly resigned, leaving just three people behind to fill the void. I don’t expect this lack of management to last for too long, but until TerreStar calls me back with details, I’m betting that the change […] Read more »