Not all new wireless operators and would-be disruptors have an overnight impact like that of Reliance Jio or Free Mobile (see separate item). For others, it is a long, painful process, nowhere more than in the USA, where Ligado has been trying to build its wholesale-only cellular network, in mobile satellite spectrum, since 2010. Then, it was called LightSquared, and set out an ambitious vision of building a neutral host mobile broadband network, combining terrestrial and satellite operations, which would support a variety of service providers and MVNOs – including specialists in enterprise markets – without any of the conflicts of interest that the MNOs often face when supporting virtual operators (see separate item on MVNOs). Almost a decade ago,…