LightSquared added yet another regional wireless operator to its wholesale LTE plans, signing up Flat Wireless L.L.C.’s ClearTalk Wireless to a bilateral roaming agreement. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
The deal will provide CDMA-based operator ClearTalk with a nationwide LTE footprint through LightSquared’s planned network, which has yet to begin rolling out or even acquired government approval for use of its spectrum. There is concern that LightSquared’s spectrum will interfere with commercial GPS systems.
LightSquared has said it expects to cover 260 million potential customers by the end of 2015, and recently signed a spectrum hosting agreement with Sprint Nextel Corp.
In addition to the terrestrial-based LTE network, ClearTalk will have access to LightSuqared’s satellite-based offering to provide connectivity across its footprint in portions of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
LightSquared has signed a number of regional players to its wholesale model, including Open Range Inc., Leap Wireless International Inc. and Cellular South.
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