LightSquared claims to have solution for GPS interference problems

Wireless start-up LightSquared claimed to have found a solution that will prevent its network from interfering with Global Positioning System (GPS) devices, even especially sensitive precision devices.

The company said it worked with Javad, a GPS manufacturer, to develop a system that will adapt precision GPS devices so they can operate in the presence of LightSquared's network. Martin Harriman, LightSquared's executive vice president of ecosystem development and satellite business, said the fix is affordable and "relatively simple." The company plans to test a batch of prototypes alongside additional tests required by the Federal Communications Commission.