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Speaking at a Deutsche Bank Securities Leveraged Finance conference, LightSquared CFO Michael Montemarano said that the company has been looking at its options and it can “extend the runway of cash” if it has too but so far has chosen not take those steps.

Nevertheless, the company is hopeful that it will get the clarity it needs soon. LightSquared CMO Frank Boulben said that LightSquared partner Javad GNSS has introduced a new precision device that doesn’t cause any interference. The company has completed the design and has 25 pre-production units ready for testing. Additionally, he said that another company is today announcing a filter that can be used with a precision GPS device to mitigate any interference and the filter will only cost . “We are now demonstrating that the issue can be solved quickly and at a low cost,” Boulben said.

Boulben also recently said that gear to solve the interference problem between the company’s proposed wholesale LTE network in the and high-precision GPS receivers could cost the commercial GPS industry as much as 0 million. (See related story)

Regarding the company’s agreement with Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), Montemarano said that the LightSquared has two provisions it must meet. The first, which was to have a deployable 5×5 MHz block of spectrum, was supposed to be met in September but was deferred to December because of the interference issue. “Now we have to have a 10×10 MHz [block] by year-end or we go back to the table with Sprint,” he said.

However, Monemarano added that mutual success is important to both Sprint and LightSquared. “The relationship is important to both of us,” he said, adding that by working with Sprint on an LTE overlay, LightSquared is reducing the costs of building a greenfield network in half.

Interestingly, Boulben also provided some estimates of the cost difference between what a traditional wireless operator will charge for a gigabyte of data compared to what LightSquared anticipates charging its wholesale partners. Boulben said an operator charges around per gigabyte while LightSquared will be able to charge an amount in the “single digit per gigabyte.” He noted that low price leaves plenty of room for wholesale partners to resell the data to consumers and still make money.

Earlier this month LightSquared said it may choose to pursue legal action to make sure it can deploy its network if concerns regarding the network’s possible effect on GPS cannot be resolved. The company has been battling the GPS community, which has vehemently opposed LightSquared’s network and has argued that LightSquared is distorting the historical record to put itself in a more favorable light. The GPS industry argues that if LightSquared operates a nationwide terrestrial network in L-Band spectrum, that signal will overwhelm GPS receivers, especially for precision GPS devices, in adjacent spectrum. LightSquared, in turn, has argued that the GPS industry should have known years ago that that it would build such a network and that GPS device manufacturers did not properly install filters on their devices to block LightSquared’s signal.

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This software update by Motorola Version.3.8.7.XT610.Verizon.en.US. You can update your Droid Pro either when you get a notice or by checking, Menu>Settings>About Phone> System Updates. If you are roaming  you will not receive an update notice, you will have to enable Wi_Fi for the update.

When updating any Droid phone, be sure that your battery is at least 40%
charged and that you have at least half an hour to wait for the process
to complete.  Just in case, you should also back up your contacts, photos,
and note what software you had installed.

You cannot use your
phone or make emergency calls during the update.  Some settings and
applications will revert to default but may be resynced or reset
following the completion of the upgrade.

Here’s a list of features of the Droid Pro update:

• Device and SD card encryption. The software now nncrypts files in device memory and/or SD card with AES256 encryption and auto-generated device key.
• Within the Exchange ActiveSync initial email account configuration, you will now be prompted to enter a server name.
• Exchange ActiveSync email delivery delays have been corrected.
•  Exchange ActiveSync calendar events created on the device will now push to your PC calendar.
• Calendar events will no longer be deleted from your device if the meeting is updated.
•  Device will now allow Wi-Fi users to access external corporate networks.
•  Global Customers can now re-register on non-CDMA networks after Airplane mode is exited.
• The on-screen clock times remains up-to-date.
•  Bluetooth devices will now select the correct audio recording level for optimal voice capture and alert youwhen your audio levelis too low.
• V CAST Apps has been preloaded.
• The 3G Mobile Hotspot icon correctly reflects the 3G Moblie Hotspot status.

New ActiveSync Email Policy Support for the following:

•  Data encryption for both the internal and SD card memory.
•  Requires manual synchronization while roaming.
•  Allow HTML E-mail.

• Top Best Android an’ Droid Phones Now an’ Later.

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For those of you that think only iPhones have celebrity users, check out the latest BlackBerry BBM Lounge party roster and photos.  Guests used Blackberry Messenger, using messages and photos sent over the RIM network, to gain access to the party and navigate their way through all of its features, including VIP limo shuttles up a Beverly Hills mansion.  They also had barcodes to scan for drink choices.

The Wireless and Mobile News staff was invited, but we are so popular we all had previous engagements. (Our editor said that she would only attend if they had a tech demonstration from RIM’s Shelly Sofer, an A-lister in our book.)

We have uploaded more celebrity photos onto our Facebook page.  Xomad promises a new BBM Lounge party every month.  We will draw names from the Wireless and Mobile News “Like”s for free tickets to the next BBM VIP event.  Get your BlackBerry BBM ready to party!

The roster for this highly anticipated event included everyone from A-list hotties like David Beckham and Ryan Phillippe to fist-pumping “Jersey Shore” castmates Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino (hey, they may not be A-listers, but they definitely draw a crowd like they are).

While most events boast about celebs in attendance, they fail to mention that the high-profile attendees come and go quicker than you can BBM. This was not the case at “The BBM Lounge”…the majority of the celebs were at the mansion before the event began and hung until the very end (when Ne-Yo performed for an intimate crowd of 300).

The venue for “The BBM Lounge” is renowned for hosting some of the most exclusive and over-the-top soirees for LA’s social elite, including the Esquire Dinner which took place directly beforehand.  Dinner guests who broke bread (delicious Philippe Chow Bread) with mega-stars like Rihanna, Drake, Jermaine Dupri and Akon, were then escorted to “The BBM Lounge” on the lower part of the terrace where they enjoyed custom BlackBerry martinis, hors d’oeuvres, and complimentary BlackBerry batteries on
silver platters…all while rubbing elbows with LA’s finest. (A quick note for the technophiles, we’re hoping the batteries were wrapped in boxes or plastic because the silver trays could discharge the batteries.)

List of celeb attendees: 

• Ne-Yo, R&B singer and songwriter. 
• David Beckham, soccer star. 
• Jermaine Dupri, rapper and producer. 
• Akon, rapper and producer. 
• Flo Rida, rapper. 
• Ryan Phillippe, actor. 
• Sean Kingston, R&B singer. 
• Christina Milian: R&B singer. 
• Mekhi Phifer, actor. 
• Mark Salling, “Puck” from Glee. 
• Ashley Benson, “Hanna” from Pretty Little Liars. 
• Vinny Guadagnino and DJ Pauly D, MTV’s “Jersey Shore.” 
• Michelle “Bombshell” McGee, tattoo model. 
• Lauren Mayhew, singer and actress. 
• Pleasure P, R&B singer. 
• Ryan Cabrera, singer. 
• Eva Pigford, America’s Next Top Model winner (3rd cycle). 
• Ryan Rottman, actor. 
• Sophia Monk, model. 
• Michael Yo, E! correspondent. 
• Sean Garrett, rapper and producer. 
• Evan Ross, musician. 
• Christian TV, electropop artist.

More photos on Wireless and Mobile News’ facebook page.

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