Globalstar Says TLPS Does Not Interfere with Wi-Fi at 2.4 GHz

Globalstar’s proposed Terrestrial Low Power Service (TLPS), if approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, would be a managed service offering untethered access, operating as a fixed wireless network that resembles Wi-Fi coverage, but with five times the distance and four times the throughput of a typical Wi-Fi hotspot.

That the proposal is supported by iPass suggests the likely business model.  

Globalstar argues that standard Wi-Fi devices will be able to use TLPS, after a software or firmware upgrade upgrade, a claim that some question.

But iPass, at least, believes TLPS could be a useful new tool to extend its public hotspot network.