Emergency Response and Wireless Location Systems     by Manlio Allegra       Home         Topics: Main | 2004 | 2003 |2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997   FCC Grants TerreStar ATC Authority TerreStar Networks has been granted authority to integrate terrestrial use of its 20 MHz S Band spectrum into its next generation mobile wireless network. TerreStar plans to use this authority to enhance coverage, capacity and throughput in its integrated mobile satellite and terrestrial communications network that will provide ubiquitous North American access to voice and data services through conventional wireless devices. In granting the ATC license, the FCC reaffirmed the value that integrated MSS/ATC networks bring by "facilitating increased network capacity, more efficient use of spectrum, extension of coverage for handset operation" as well as "improved emergency communications." The FCC also granted a number of technical waivers requested by TerreStar that will permit TerreStar to integrate ATC capability more efficiently. http://www.terrestar.com 14-Jan-10 In September 2009, AT&T agreed to market TerreStar's satellite cellular smartphone. The TerreStar GENUS Smartphone combines AT&T's 3G terrestrial wireless service with TerreStar's all-IP satellite voice and data as a back-up throughout the United States. The TerreStar satellite footprint also covers Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and offshore coastal waters. The satellite-terrestrial smartphone reference design represents the world's first quad-band GSM and tri-band WCDMA/HSPA device running the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, and offering integrated satellite-terrestrial voice and data capabilities. In July 2009, TerreStar Networks successfully completed the first end-to-end VoIP phone call over its newly launched TerreStar-1, the world's largest, most advanced commercial communications satellite. The call used two handsets developed by EB (Elektrobit). Recent Satellite News DISH Network Launches Online Video Portal with Live TV 8/24/2010 Spacenet Awarded $7.5M for Broadband in Alaska & Hawaii 8/23/2010 WildBlue Wins $19M Grant for Rural Satellite Broadband 8/19/2010 First Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Launched Successfully 8/15/2010 Google Inks Ad Sales Deal with DIRECTV 8/11/2010 EchoStar Selects Widevine for Digital Rights Management 8/10/2010 Lockheed Martin Readies First Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite 8/10/2010 Valero Selects Spacenet for Broadband Managed Services Nationwide 8/10/2010 Inmarsat Plans Ka-band Global Mobile Broadband Service 8/6/2010 Hughes and China UnifiedNet Form Joint Venture 8/3/2010 EchoStar Plans New Data Center in Wyoming 8/3/2010 Sky Deutschland Selects Broadcom's STB Chipset 8/2/2010 Harris Acquires CapRock for $525 Million 7/30/2010 Cable&Wireless Worldwide Closes London Centre 7/30/2010 FCC Explores Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) Spectrum 7/15/2010 > More news...   Search  this site   Search the Web   Get Your Column Published Emergency Response and Wireless Location Systems by Manlio Allegra Interview: NSN's Sue Spradley on LightSquared's Wholesale Mobile Data Paradigm by Sue Spradley Mobile Backhaul Transition Requires New Testing by Joe Zeto Cybersecurity Requires Public/Private Coalition by Greg Oslan A Rethinking of Cloud Services and Network Architecture by Jim Theodoras Delivering Scalable Video Solutions <br><i> Advantages of SVC-Optimized QoS</i> by Andy Singleton         E-mail Newsletter Subscribe Now