Call to end 'satellite uplink jamming'Five of the largest international broadcasters, including the BBC, have called on delegates to the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva to take action over a practice known as "satellite uplink jamming."
This is the intentional interference by states to block transmissions in order to (...) [The Guardian]  LightSquared seeks probe of GPS advisory board memberLightSquared is seeking an investigation of a federal official involved in deciding whether the company can deploy its hybrid satellite-LTE network, saying he simultaneously serves on the board of a GPS company opposing the network. [ComputerWorld]  Hackers prepare space satellitesHackers unveil plans to build space satellites and a ground network of tracking stations to combat censorship of the internet. [BBC]  Hackers prepare space satellitesHackers unveil plans to build space satellites and a ground network of tracking stations to combat censorship of the internet. [BBC News]  What the Next-Gen GPS Satellite Upgrade Means for YouTesting is about to begin on the next-generation of Global Positioning System satellites, with the arrival of a prototype unit at a Lockheed Martin complex in Colorado. [ComputerWorld] 
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