Wireless Broadband Network For Launch Next Year: New York:American consumers and businesses can get more choices in wireless service, starting next year with the launch of a new wireless broadband network, which aims at ensuring competition existing telephone companies.Private Investment Company, Harbinger Capital Partners on Tuesday revealed details of the launch of its wireless network, LightSquared, which should cover 92 percent of the population by 2015.
But there are financial and regulatory barriers to overcome. And in another wrinkle, LightSquared will not initially offer regular services to mobile phone, just data. You can send phone calls over data connection, but the technology is not fully mature or standardized.