Tag: LightSquared

  • LightSquared Backer Falcone Charged By SEC With Securities Fraud

    LightSquared Backer Falcone Charged By SEC With Securities Fraud

    This week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed fraud charges against LightSquared backer Philip Falcone and his advisory firm, Harbinger Capital Partners LLC. The hedge fund owns most of the troubled LightSquared. Philip A. Falcone and Harbinger Charged with Securities Fraud

  • The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 4

    The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 4

    The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast (PLSP) Shownotes – Episode 4

  • LightSquared Bankruptcy Now A Possible Option For Investor Phil Falcone

    LightSquared Bankruptcy Now A Possible Option For Investor Phil Falcone

    Phil Falcone, who invested around $3 billion in LightSqaured through his hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, is now considering placing the troubled broadband wireless company in bankruptcy.

  • Professional Land Surveyor Premium Post Updates

    Professional Land Surveyor Premium Post Updates

    Professional Land Surveyor Premium Post Updates I was just updating the Premium Membership Specials page by adding a list of all the Premium Posts I’ve published to date. I did not realize that they now add up to over 40 premium posts, how time flies when you’re having fun (and I am!). To sign up,…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup February 19, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup February 19, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Hemisphere GPS and Carlson Software Establish Strategic Alliance Announcing New Land Surveying 911 Series for Professional and Business Solutions Eric D. Colburn, PLS Now Offering Virtual Consultation Services With Easy Online Appointment Scheduling Extract AutoCAD Civil 3D Surface Border Video Topcon OS Total Station Series Introduces Multiple Technologies Description Keys…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup February 12, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup February 12, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Congress Told LightSquared Network Would Cripple GPS Air Traffic Navigation System William J. Beitler, PLS Named Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors’ (PSLS) Surveyor of the Year Topcon Precision Ag TV Spot Video New Rugged Trimble Juno Series Puts GIS Field Work in Your Pocket Autodesk Technology Makeover Contest for Small…

  • Congress Told LightSquared Network Would Cripple GPS Air Traffic Navigation System

    Congress Told LightSquared Network Would Cripple GPS Air Traffic Navigation System

    THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION HEARING EXAMINES GPS USE IN AVIATION INDUSTRY On Wednesday, February 8, The Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to review of issues associated with protecting and improving our nation’s aviation satellite-based global positioning system infrastructure. Here’s are interesting statements by the Honorable John Porcari, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation: GPS…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup February 5, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup February 5, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup February 5, 2012 LightSquared Causes Falcone’s Harbinger Hedge Fund 47% Loss in 2011 Trimble MX8: Inside Look Video Create AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels From Objects Video National Museum of Surveying: A Tour of the Only Museum of Its Kind Video Linkedin Poll: In 2012, What…

  • LightSquared Causes Falcone’s Harbinger Hedge Fund 47% Loss in 2011

    LightSquared Causes Falcone’s Harbinger Hedge Fund 47% Loss in 2011

    Falcone’s Harbinger Hedge Fund Lost 47% in 2011

  • LightSquared Lets Loose Lowly Yowl of Government Bias, Collusion, and Conspiracy Theories

    LightSquared Lets Loose Lowly Yowl of Government Bias, Collusion, and Conspiracy Theories

    LightSquared Lets Loose Lowly Yowl of Government Bias, Collusion, and Conspiracy Theories Today, LightSquared latest a press release, Government Committee’s Refusal to Continue Testing Highlights Systemic Pattern of Bias and Collusion, decries its perceived treatment by the Federal Government, particularly by the National Executive Committee (EXCOM) and Advisory Board for the Space-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT).…

  • More Bad News for LightSquared From Sprint and President Obama

    More Bad News for LightSquared From Sprint and President Obama

    The Bad, The Ugly and The LightScrewed News from around the web today was not good for LightSquared. Earlier this week, I wrote Sprint Grants LightSquared 30 More Days for FCC Approval, Has Another Wheel Fallen Off LightSquared’s Wagon?, and today it seems that possibly the Lightsquared wagon’s axle is now broken too. The bad news…

  • Sprint Grants LightSquared 30 More Days for FCC Approval, Has Another Wheel Fallen Off LightSquared’s Wagon?

    Sprint Grants LightSquared 30 More Days for FCC Approval, Has Another Wheel Fallen Off LightSquared’s Wagon?

    Has Another Wheel Fallen Off LightSquared’s Wagon? Today, The Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint, who last year had signed a 15-year agreement with LightSquared to help that company build its proposed 4G LTE network, has given LightSquared a 30-day extension to get FCC approval. The original agreement had a December 31, 2011 deadline for…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup January 1, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup January 1, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: ArcGIS Online Overview Video Video-Has The Land Surveying Industry Let You Down? Carlson Takeoff R5 Speeds Up Converting PDF Files & Much More Trimble’s Kirkland to Discuss LightSquared Issue in MAPPS Winter Meeting Keynote Address 4 Ingredients for a Successful Professional Land Surveyor Business Web Presence Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Has…

  • Trimble’s Kirkland to Discuss LightSquared Issue in MAPPS Winter Meeting Keynote Address

    Trimble’s Kirkland to Discuss LightSquared Issue in MAPPS Winter Meeting Keynote Address

    Trimble’s Kirkland to Discuss LightSquared Issue in MAPPS Winter Meeting Keynote Address MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, today announced that Jim Kirkland, vice president and general counsel of Trimble and a leader in the effort to defend GPS users from interference by the LightSquared system proposal, will be the keynote…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 25, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 25, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 25, 2011 Video Overview of AutoCAD Civil 3D CHC Introduces New Cost-Effective GNSS X900 Receiver Carlson Survey 2012 Embedded AutoCAD Now Available New Outlook Report Forecasts Rise in Investment in Equipment and Software in 2012 Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 18, 2011 LightSquared…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 18, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 18, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: LightSquared Video Claims Independent Tests Validate Coexistence with GPS Third Win for Kappa Mapping at National Geospatial Excellence Awards Program NSPS Announces the Latest Certified Survey Technicians (CST) from Cycle III 2011 Gatewing Introduces Stretchout UAV Desktop Processing Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 11, 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Archive…

  • LightSquared Video Claims Independent Tests Validate Coexistence with GPS

    LightSquared Video Claims Independent Tests Validate Coexistence with GPS

    LightSquared Video Claims Independent Tests Validate Coexistence with GPS There are, some say, two sides to every story….  I say, sometimes one side is even correct. Often, the real question is not the correctness of  each combatant, but rather: Who will pay the price when the dust settles after the war is over? In the…

  • Response to LightSquared Briefing Held Today on GPS Testing

    Response to LightSquared Briefing Held Today on GPS Testing

    Response to LightSquared Briefing Held Today on GPS Testing The following statement in response to a briefing held today by LightSquared can be attributed to Jim Kirkland, Vice President and General Counsel of Trimble, a founding member of the Coalition to Save Our GPS. “We look forward to studying the new test results announced today. It’s important…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 13, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 13, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-13 Knowing Your Numbers-How to Develop Project Metrics for Your Land Surveying Company Leica Viva – SmartWorx Viva – Image Notes Video Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 6, 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-06 New TigerSupplies Showroom…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 6, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 6, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-06 New TigerSupplies Showroom for High-Quality Architectural, Engineering and Survey Equipment Soyuz Launched With First Two Geopositioning Galileo Satellites House Small Business Committee Ask the FCC to Halt Waiver on LightSquared Proposal Javad Ashjaee, GPS Pioneer and JAVAD Founder, Admits to GPS…