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April 4, 2025

Inside GNSS Named Neal Award Finalist for Excellence in Technical Journalism

Inside GNSS is proud to share that it has been named a finalist for the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Awards, recognizing outstanding reporting and editorial excellence in business media. This honor affirms our commitment to delivering deeply informed, technically rigorous journalism in the field of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT)—a vital and fast-evolving global infrastructure.

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April 3, 2025

Sierra Space Demonstrates Resilient GPS Satellite Technology for National Security-Focused U.S. Space Force Satellite Program

Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age, announced a successful demonstration of the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) technology for the U.S. Space Force (USSF).

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April 2, 2025

SBG Systems Unveils MEMS-based Gyrocompassing IMU at Ocean Business 2025

SBG Systems, a global provider of high-performance Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), has introduced a MEMS-based North seeking IMU, capable of operating without GNSS aiding—a breakthrough in MEMS technology.

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April 1, 2025

OxTS Launches WayFinder and LiDAR Boost for GNSS-denied Localization

OxTS has launched WayFinder, a complete localisation solution for any environment, even GNSS-denied spaces. Functioning out of the box with no need for additional hardware, WayFinder uses a new, unique software called LiDAR Boost to provide accurate localisation both in, and between, any environment.

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March 31, 2025

VIAVI Deepens PNT Portfolio with Acquisition of Inertial Labs

Strategic move brings enhanced resiliency and expanded global reach to VIAVI’s positioning, navigation, and timing solutions.

By Renee Knight

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March 31, 2025

How Can Measurements of Low-Cost Receivers be Used to Detect and Analyze RF Interference?

It is well-understood now that Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are vulnerable to radio frequency interference (RFI) due to the very low power of their received signals. RFI can take the form of jamming, in which the GNSS frequencies are overwhelmed with unwanted power or spoofing, in which “fake” GNSS signals are transmitted.

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March 27, 2025

Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Company, Unveils Anti-Jamming CRPA System for Assured Navigation

Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Inc. Company, today launched its M-AJ-QUATRO anti-jamming antenna system. Equipped with advanced Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) and digital processing technologies, M-AJ-QUATRO establishes Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT) in GPS/GNSS-challenged environments ranging from military operations to commercial aviation.

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March 26, 2025

Saildrone Deploys New Technology to Operate in GPS-denied Environments

The Saildrone Voyager platform has been equipped with new hardware and software algorithms, making it capable of operating in areas of GPS jamming and spoofing.

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March 26, 2025

Turning Over a New Leaf at the 17th European Space Conference

Against a rapidly changing geopolitical backdrop, security and defense, competitiveness and resilience, and new innovations like LEO PNT dominated talks at this year’s conference in Brussels.

By Peter Gutierrez

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March 25, 2025

Iridium STL: Protecting PNT as Part of a Layered Approach

The service is among the CPNT options designed to toughen and augment GNSS—and it’s available globally today.

By Renee Knight

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March 25, 2025

Lunar Node-1: Demonstrating Autonomous Navigation on the Moon

An overview of this navigation demonstration payload on IM-1 and a look at how a deployable local radio beacon infrastructure could enhance tracking precise locations on the Moon and in cislunar space.

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March 25, 2025

JAXA Selects Spirent’s Lunar PNT Simulation Solution to Support Lunar Navigation Program

Spirent Communications, a provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, today announced that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected Spirent to provide a pioneering lunar positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) simulation solution.

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March 21, 2025

Trimble and PTx Trimble Expand IonoGuard to Maintain Agriculture Precision and Continuous Operations

Trimble and PTx Trimble have announced the availability of Trimble IonoGuard for the precision agriculture industry. IonoGuard is a next-generation technology engineered to enhance RTK GNSS signal tracking and hardware positioning performance.

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March 20, 2025

Space Force Presses on with R-GPS Constellation

An update on where we are with Resilient GPS, an additional network of smaller, cheaper navigation satellites that would augment existing GPS satellites.

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March 19, 2025

Hexagon Completes Acquisition of Septentrio, Expanding the Reach of Mission-Critical Navigation and Autonomy Applications

This acquisition will revolutionise the positioning industry by establishing new benchmarks for accuracy, resilience and scalability to advance the path to full autonomy.

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March 17, 2025

Road Sounder Improving Road Assessment and Maintenance

At a special presentation hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Road Sounder project, led by Italian company ARPsoft, unveiled its new road assessment system – a smart, low-cost network designed to continuously monitor road pavement conditions.

By Peter Gutierrez

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March 14, 2025

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to Field Test Transition of Quantum Sensing (TQS) Program

The Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU’s) Transition of Quantum Sensing (TQS) program will demonstrate the military utility of quantum sensors to address strategic Joint Force competencies like positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), as well as anomaly detection.

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March 14, 2025

TOP-IX Launches Time-as-a-Service Solution with Adtran Oscilloquartz Technology

Adtran has announced that the Turin and Piedmont Internet Exchange (TOP-IX) has launched Italy’s first time-as-a-service (TaaS) solution using Adtran Oscilloquartz technology. Delivered in collaboration with Italy’s National Institute of Metrological Research and other strategic partners, the service leverages Oscilloquartz edge grandmaster devices deployed across TOP-IX’s dedicated fiber network.

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March 12, 2025

GMV to Support the Evolution of the Galileo Reference Centre

The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has awarded GMV a new framework contract for the evolution of the Galileo Reference Centre (GRC). The mission of the GRC is to carry out independent monitoring of the Galileo system, providing EUSPA with reports on its operation, the quality of navigation signals transmitted, and the performance of the services obtained at user level.

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April 2, 2025

SBG Systems Unveils MEMS-based Gyrocompassing IMU at Ocean Business 2025

SBG Systems, a global provider of high-performance Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), has introduced a MEMS-based North seeking IMU, capable of operating without GNSS aiding—a breakthrough in MEMS technology.

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April 1, 2025

OxTS Launches WayFinder and LiDAR Boost for GNSS-denied Localization

OxTS has launched WayFinder, a complete localisation solution for any environment, even GNSS-denied spaces. Functioning out of the box with no need for additional hardware, WayFinder uses a new, unique software called LiDAR Boost to provide accurate localisation both in, and between, any environment.

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March 12, 2025

Taoglas Expands TFM Series of Multi-Band GNSS Front-End Modules to Accelerate High-Precision Applications Development

Taoglas, a provider of antennas and IoT components, announced the expansion of its TFM series of multi-band GNSS front-end modules. Building upon the existing product range, the expanded series offers design engineers more options for simplifying and accelerating product development for high-precision GNSS applications.

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March 11, 2025

SBG Systems Releases New Ellipse Upgrade

SBG Systems has announced the New Ellipse upgrade for their Ellipse product line. For both the AHRS or INS version, this firmware upgrade transforms existing hardware into a more accurate, reliable, and versatile solution ready to tackle even the most demanding applications.

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February 7, 2025

Topcon Introduces the New HiPer XR GNSS Receiver for Increased Accuracy and Reliability

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the launch of the HiPer XR, its latest GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver for surveying, mapping, and construction applications. The new receiver is designed to benefit a wide variety of users.

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January 31, 2025

Microchip Technology Launches Next Generation Low-Noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock

Microchip Technology has announced its second generation Low-Noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LN-CSAC), model SA65-LN, in a lower profile height and designed to operate in a wider temperature range, enabling low phase noise and atomic clock stability in demanding conditions.

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January 30, 2025

Adtran Launches Optical Cesium Clock Upgrade for Precision Timing Applications

Adtranhas launched its Enhanced Short-Term Unit (ESTU) precision timing module, a new addition to its OSA 3300 High-Performance (OSA 3300 HP) and OSA 3300 Super High-Performance (OSA 3300 SHP) optical cesium clocks.

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January 22, 2025

Topcon Announces Landmark Expansion of Topnet Live Network Across USA

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced a significant expansion of its Topnet Live reference station network, introducing 200 new geodetic stations strategically positioned across the United States. This comprehensive network upgrade expands the availability of advanced centimeter-level accuracy for precision-critical industries, including engineering, surveying, construction, and agricultural sectors.

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January 22, 2025

Septentrio Extends Mosaic Family with New Modules for Size-Constrained Applications

The mosaic-G5 range of GNSS modules will extend the established mosaic family, recognized for its positioning performance and reliability, focusing on new use cases within UAVs, robotics and other applications that require an even smaller module.

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January 21, 2025

U.S. Army and TRX Systems Developing DAPS GEN III

TRX Systems is developing the next generation of its Dismounted Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing System (DAPS GEN III) for the U.S. Army, ensuring soldiers can maintain reliable PNT, even in contested environments where GNSS signals are compromised.

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January 20, 2025

GNSS Reflectometry Project HydroGNSS to Launch in 2025

Partners in the European Space Agency (ESA)-funded HydroGNSS project, led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), will use GNSS reflectometry to provide measurements of key hydrological climate variables, including soil moisture, freeze–thaw state over permafrost, inundation and wetlands, and above-ground biomass.

By Peter Gutierrez

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December 18, 2024

Silizium Circuits to Provide LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC to Indian Centre for Development of Telematics

The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India has signed an agreement with Silizium Circuits Pvt Ltd a fabless Semiconductor IP & SoC Startup under FABCI (Fabless Chip Design Incubator) for the “Design and Development of LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC”.

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December 16, 2024

u-blox Introduces New GNSS Chip for Wearable Applications

The UBX-M10150-CC combines efficient performance and upgradable firmware in a chip measuring 2.39 x 2.39 x 0.55 mm, enabling the creation of more compact and slimmer wearable technologies that are easily updated and last longer.

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December 12, 2024

Hexagon | NovAtel Launches GAJT-310, Providing Jamming Protection for Small Platforms

Hexagon | NovAtel has announced its lowest SWaP (size, weight and power) GNSS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) with the launch of the GAJT-310. The GAJT line is a battle-proven solution for assured positioning, navigation and timing (A-PNT) that protects against hostile radio frequency interference on land, at sea and in the air.

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December 9, 2024

Novel Photonic Platform for PNT Applications

With support from the European Space Agency (ESA), Switzerland-based Luxtelligence has demonstrated prototyping capabilities in a novel photonic platform. The platform is based on thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN), suited for the development of high-speed electro-optic modulators. Such modulators could, in turn, be used in positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies.

By Peter Gutierrez

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November 13, 2024

Silicon Sensing Systems to Provide Gyro Sensors for Mars Rover

Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd has been contracted by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to supply 2 miniature Pinpoint (CRM200) gyros for use in the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, which will travel to Mars and survey the two moons orbiting Mars.

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November 12, 2024

NaviMoon New Earth-Moon GNSS Spaceborne Receiver

Partners SpacePNT and European Engineering and Consultancy (EECL) have delivered the final presentation of the European Space Agency (ESA)-funded ‘Earth Moon GNSS Spaceborne Receiver For In-Orbit Demonstration’ project, the aim of which was to develop and qualify a GNSS spaceborne receiver called NaviMoon for lunar applications.

By Peter Gutierrez

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November 6, 2024

Aerodata AG Receives Certification from EASA for GNSS Anti-Jamming & Spoofing Solution

Aerodata AG has announced that it has been granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its advanced GPS Anti-Jamming and Anti-Spoofing solution. This certification applies to installations integrated with Garmin 5000 avionics in a Cessna Citation Latitude jet.

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October 30, 2024

Ireland National Metrology Laboratory Launches Verified GNSS Data Stream Service

The National Standards Authority of Ireland’s National Metrology Laboratory (NSAI NML) has announced the launch of a verified GPS/GNSS Data Stream (VGDS) service, an extension to the National Timing Grid of Ireland.

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October 22, 2024

Human Engineering: Love at First Sight

The impact Ignacio Fernández Hernández, Galileo Authentication and High Accuracy Manager for the European Commission, has had on the EGNOS and Galileo programs, as he does his part to advance GNSS.

By Peter Gutierrez

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September 24, 2024

Dr. John Raquet Receives Kepler Award

The Institute of Navigation recognizes Dr. John Raquet with prestigious Johannes Kepler Award at the ION GNSS+ 2024 Conference.

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August 28, 2024

Human Engineering: Making the Magic Happen

Steve Woolven’s early experience running his family’s resort coupled with his ambitious academic pursuits helped lay the groundwork for a successful career in the PNT industry and his current role as President of Trimble Applanix.

By Peter Gutierrez

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August 23, 2024

Topcon Positioning Systems announces retirement plan of Ray O’Connor, appointment of Ivan Di Federico as new president and CEO

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced that Ray O’Connor, president and chief executive officer, will retire in September 2025 after over three decades of exceptional leadership. O’Connor will transition to the role of Chairman of the Topcon Positioning Systems Board of Directors effective September 1, 2024, providing guidance and support to the executive leadership team during this important year of transition.

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June 3, 2024

Silicon Sensing Establishes US Office, Appoints Head of Americas Sales

Silicon Sensing is to open its first US office, with a dedicated in-country team lead by the new head of sales – Americas, Kevin Swain. This new facility will help ensure the company efficiently supports the growing demand for their rugged, high performance inertial products across North and South America.

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May 14, 2024

Inertial Labs Tackles GNSS Vulnerability with Advanced Navigation Solutions: Interview with CEO Jamie Marraccini at Xponential 2024

At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside GNSS sat down with Jamie Marraccini, CEO of Inertial Labs, to discuss the company’s advanced solutions for GNSS vulnerability and their role in enhancing navigation for UAS operations in GNSS-denied environments.

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January 2, 2024

Trimble executive: GNSS still core of PNT

Speaking to Inside GNSS at the recent InterGEO conference in Berlin, Olivier Casabianca, Vice President of Trimble Positioning Services, said “If you look at the way we work today, GNSS is still the key component, serving all of what we would consider the central geospatial industries, meaning construction, agriculture, transportation, etcetera. People talk about making a digital version of the world, and we understand that starts with knowing where you are, before, during and after, whatever job you’re doing. Precise positioning is fundamental.”

By Peter Gutierrez

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November 30, 2023

NextNav Announces Mariam Sorond as New CEO

Industry veteran Mariam Sorond has taken over as the CEO of NextNav.

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March 13, 2023

Silicon Sensing Appoints New Chief Engineer

Dr Mark Marshall takes on role as emerging inertial sensing technologies open new market opportunities.

Dr Mark Marshall has been appointed as Chief Engineer of Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd. Dr Marshall joined Silicon Sensing in 2017 as the lead engineer on numerous inertial programmes. Immediately prior to commencing as Chief Engineer he was the company’s Consultant Engineer and Electronics Discipline Manager. In this role he was responsible for the electronics and mechanical design of the company’s latest generation, tactical grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) – the DMU41.

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December 6, 2022

Human Engineering: Cheryl Gramling, Carrying Through on a Dream

Cheryl Gramling knew early on what she wanted to do in life. Today, she is assistant chief for technology, mission engineering and systems analysis division, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and she’s playing a key role in getting us back to the Moon.

By Peter Gutierrez

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October 26, 2022

Helix Geospace appoints Tom Beese as Chairman

Helix is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Beese as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

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October 19, 2022

John Carley to Succeed Michael Longinotti as Rx Networks Chief Executive Officer

Rx Networks announced today that Michael Longinotti, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from the company at the end of 2022, then continue to serve as a board member. John Carley, VP of Sales and Marketing, has been appointed by the Board of Directors to succeed Longinotti as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2023.

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September 27, 2022

Dr. Boris Pervan Receives Kepler Award

The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Boris Pervan with its Johannes Kepler Award September 23, 2022 during the ION GNSS+ Conference held September 19-23, at the Hyatt Regency Denver At Colorado Convention Center.

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January 28, 2022

ION 2022 Fellow Memberships Announced

The Institute of Navigation (ION) announced the recipients of the 2022 Fellow membership during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting held January 25- 27, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach in Long Beach, California.

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January 27, 2022

Human Engineering: Faragher Ascendant

FocalPoint Positioning, founded in 2015, is, as they say, very happening. Its Supercorrelation is a chipset-level software product for mobiles, wearables and vehicles that is changing the positioning game in urban environments. Interesting and energetic, FocalPoint founder Ramsey Faragher came out of the defense industry and has a risen rapidly in the GNSS firmament.

By Peter Gutierrez

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January 21, 2022

Orolia CEO Courtois on Acquisition by Safran

As CEO Jean-Yves Courtois puts it, Orolia is focused on solving the hard problems. To do that, the France-based company, a global provider of resilient positioning, navigation and timing (RPNT) solutions, has become a technology integrator.

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January 12, 2022

JAVAD GNSS hires Head of Product Development

Industry veteran Simon Baksh is joining JAVAD GNSS as Head of Product Development. Baksh trained as a chartered surveyor and first applied his land and hydrographic survey expertise to optimize oil exploration working for Schlumberger internationally.

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December 16, 2021

Kassas Receives Air Force Young Investigator Award and Research Fundin

Zak Kassas, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California-Irvine, has receuved the Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Kassas was one of 36 scientists and engineers from 30 institutions in the country to earn the recognition for 2022.

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October 21, 2021

Javier Benedicto Promoted to ESA Director of Navigation

Javier Benedicto, for nearly 14 years the Head of the Galileo Programme Department within the Directorate of Navigation at the European Space Agency (ESA), has been appointed Director of Navigation at the agency.

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April 4, 2025

Inside GNSS Named Neal Award Finalist for Excellence in Technical Journalism

Inside GNSS is proud to share that it has been named a finalist for the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Awards, recognizing outstanding reporting and editorial excellence in business media. This honor affirms our commitment to delivering deeply informed, technically rigorous journalism in the field of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT)—a vital and fast-evolving global infrastructure.

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April 3, 2025

Sierra Space Demonstrates Resilient GPS Satellite Technology for National Security-Focused U.S. Space Force Satellite Program

Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age, announced a successful demonstration of the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) technology for the U.S. Space Force (USSF).

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April 2, 2025

SBG Systems Unveils MEMS-based Gyrocompassing IMU at Ocean Business 2025

SBG Systems, a global provider of high-performance Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), has introduced a MEMS-based North seeking IMU, capable of operating without GNSS aiding—a breakthrough in MEMS technology.

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April 1, 2025

OxTS Launches WayFinder and LiDAR Boost for GNSS-denied Localization

OxTS has launched WayFinder, a complete localisation solution for any environment, even GNSS-denied spaces. Functioning out of the box with no need for additional hardware, WayFinder uses a new, unique software called LiDAR Boost to provide accurate localisation both in, and between, any environment.

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March 31, 2025

VIAVI Deepens PNT Portfolio with Acquisition of Inertial Labs

Strategic move brings enhanced resiliency and expanded global reach to VIAVI’s positioning, navigation, and timing solutions.

By Renee Knight

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March 27, 2025

Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Company, Unveils Anti-Jamming CRPA System for Assured Navigation

Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Inc. Company, today launched its M-AJ-QUATRO anti-jamming antenna system. Equipped with advanced Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) and digital processing technologies, M-AJ-QUATRO establishes Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT) in GPS/GNSS-challenged environments ranging from military operations to commercial aviation.

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March 26, 2025

Saildrone Deploys New Technology to Operate in GPS-denied Environments

The Saildrone Voyager platform has been equipped with new hardware and software algorithms, making it capable of operating in areas of GPS jamming and spoofing.

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March 25, 2025

JAXA Selects Spirent’s Lunar PNT Simulation Solution to Support Lunar Navigation Program

Spirent Communications, a provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, today announced that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected Spirent to provide a pioneering lunar positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) simulation solution.

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March 21, 2025

Trimble and PTx Trimble Expand IonoGuard to Maintain Agriculture Precision and Continuous Operations

Trimble and PTx Trimble have announced the availability of Trimble IonoGuard for the precision agriculture industry. IonoGuard is a next-generation technology engineered to enhance RTK GNSS signal tracking and hardware positioning performance.

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March 19, 2025

Hexagon Completes Acquisition of Septentrio, Expanding the Reach of Mission-Critical Navigation and Autonomy Applications

This acquisition will revolutionise the positioning industry by establishing new benchmarks for accuracy, resilience and scalability to advance the path to full autonomy.

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March 17, 2025

Road Sounder Improving Road Assessment and Maintenance

At a special presentation hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Road Sounder project, led by Italian company ARPsoft, unveiled its new road assessment system – a smart, low-cost network designed to continuously monitor road pavement conditions.

By Peter Gutierrez

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March 14, 2025

TOP-IX Launches Time-as-a-Service Solution with Adtran Oscilloquartz Technology

Adtran has announced that the Turin and Piedmont Internet Exchange (TOP-IX) has launched Italy’s first time-as-a-service (TaaS) solution using Adtran Oscilloquartz technology. Delivered in collaboration with Italy’s National Institute of Metrological Research and other strategic partners, the service leverages Oscilloquartz edge grandmaster devices deployed across TOP-IX’s dedicated fiber network.

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March 12, 2025

Taoglas Expands TFM Series of Multi-Band GNSS Front-End Modules to Accelerate High-Precision Applications Development

Taoglas, a provider of antennas and IoT components, announced the expansion of its TFM series of multi-band GNSS front-end modules. Building upon the existing product range, the expanded series offers design engineers more options for simplifying and accelerating product development for high-precision GNSS applications.

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March 11, 2025

Collins Aerospace Approved to Begin Full Rate Production of MAPS Gen II System

Collins Aerospace has received approval for Full Rate Production of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Generation II system (MAPS GEN II).

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March 10, 2025

Quectel Unveils LG580P GNSS, RTK, Multi-Constellation, Multi-Band Module for High-Precision Navigation Applications

Quectel Wireless Solutions has launched the LG580P, a multi-constellation, multi-band GNSS module supporting multi-band signals across L1, L2, L5, and L6. This enables real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning and integrates a dual antenna heading algorithm for enhanced accuracy and reliability.

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March 6, 2025

U-blox Expands Market Reach with Topnet Live

In 2024, u-blox partnered with Topcon’s Topnet Live, gaining access to Topcon’s global network of real-time kinematic (RTK) correction stations. The partnership enhances u-blox’s positioning technology by building in a robust, high-accuracy positioning solution for mass-market applications.

March 6, 2025

Topnet Live Expands into New Markets with Fixposition

Fixposition, a Swiss company specializing in high-precision global positioning solutions, combines computer vision techniques with satellite navigation to deliver accuracy in both open fields and GNSS-challenged environments.

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March 4, 2025

Hexagon | NovAtel Partners with GPR to Enhance Sensor Fusion Technology for Superior Positioning

Hexagon | NovAtel announced it will enhance its SPAN GNSS+INS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems + Inertial Navigation System) solution by adding ground-penetrating radar sensors. To do so, NovAtel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Massachusetts-based GPR, Inc. to integrate GPR’s WaveSense ground-penetrating radar technology.

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March 3, 2025

Quectel Expands Quad-Band High-Precision Positioning Portfolio With the New LG680P GNSS Module and Antenna

Quectel Wireless Solutions, a provider of IoT and GNSS technology, has announced the launch of the LG680P, a multi-constellation, quad-band GNSS module designed to deliver high-precision positioning across a wide range of applications including precision agriculture, intelligent robots and surveying.

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March 14, 2024

XPONENTIAL 2024

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January 24, 2024

IGNSS 2024 Conference in Sydney: Celebrating 50 Years of GNSS and Navigating the Next 50

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December 19, 2023

Lunar PNT Panel Session at the Multi-GNSS Asia Conference 2024

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COLUMNS & EDITORIALS

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March 31, 2025

How Can Measurements of Low-Cost Receivers be Used to Detect and Analyze RF Interference?

It is well-understood now that Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are vulnerable to radio frequency interference (RFI) due to the very low power of their received signals. RFI can take the form of jamming, in which the GNSS frequencies are overwhelmed with unwanted power or spoofing, in which “fake” GNSS signals are transmitted.

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March 26, 2025

Turning Over a New Leaf at the 17th European Space Conference

Against a rapidly changing geopolitical backdrop, security and defense, competitiveness and resilience, and new innovations like LEO PNT dominated talks at this year’s conference in Brussels.

By Peter Gutierrez

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March 25, 2025

Lunar Node-1: Demonstrating Autonomous Navigation on the Moon

An overview of this navigation demonstration payload on IM-1 and a look at how a deployable local radio beacon infrastructure could enhance tracking precise locations on the Moon and in cislunar space.

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