NextWave Wireless has been a controversial name in the US cellular market for almost 30 years, and has been on a rollercoaster ride – including bankruptcy, changes of business model and leadership, and protracted legal battles with the FCC. There has been a common thread running through all its various commercial models, and that is to monetize its spectrum holdings. As such, it was natural that it would enter the increasingly crowded private wireless market with a spectrum-centric strategy, which it first unveiled last February. Along with other players such as Ligado, Globalstar and DenseAir, it touts its ownership of licensed airwaves as a key differentiator from private wireless providers that use shared spectrum or WiFi. But a status update…