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Air Force, Space Force Considering ‘Mitigation Steps’ As Ligado 5G Plan Moves Forward

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020

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Air Force, Space Force Considering ‘Mitigation Steps’ As Ligado 5G Plan Moves Forward

Artistic rendering of a GPS III satellite (Image: Lockheed Martin)

The top officials of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force are looking at “different mitigation steps” to counter potential effects on GPS receivers that could emerge from the FCC’s decision to approve a new commercial L-Band network for 5G infrastructure. Two days after the FCC approved Ligado’s application to build a new low-power terrestrial network for nationwide 5G, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein reiterated that he was “very concerned” about the decision and how the new…

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