LightSquared and ViaSat signed a multiyear agreement to...

LightSquared and ViaSat signed a multiyear agreement to introduce ViaSat L-band Managed Service. The mobile satellite service will combine LightSquared’s SkyTerra 1 satellite with ViaSat’s all-IP, packet-switched satellite technology, LightSquared said in a news release (http://bit.ly/1fk5UVF). The new service allows development of applications “serving the communications needs of consumer, enterprise and government segments,” LightSquared said Monday. The ecosystem will initially include machine-to-machine, vehicular and aviation devices designed to support a range of applications, including communications for emergency first responders and mobile workforce management, it said.