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July 24, 2024
The ABCs of PNT

A look at how far we’ve come, where we are today and where we’re going in the effort to protect PNT and critical…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


May 6, 2024
PNT Tech From the Floor of Space Symposium 2024

This year’s Space Symposium, established by the Space Foundation as the preeminent gathering of the international space community, united over 12,000 space professionals, corporate leaders and…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


April 23, 2024
An Update on GPS III/IIIF: An Exclusive Interview with the Lockheed Martin Vice President of Navigation Systems

At this year’s Space Symposium, the preeminent gathering of the international space community, Inside GNSS had the opportunity to sit down with Malik Musawwir,…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


March 6, 2024
CPNT Go Time for USDOT: An Exclusive Interview with the PNT Director

Just five months ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research (DOT/OST-R), Volpe Center issued a 15-day quick-turn…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


January 16, 2024
From the CES24 Floor: ANELLO’s 3-Axis Optical Gyroscope IMU

Throughout CES 2024, 4,300+ exhibitors and 135,000+ attendees from the global tech industry came together for major announcements, product launches and the opportunity…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


November 19, 2023
The CPNT Contenders?

In September, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to seek industry input on Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


October 29, 2023
All Jammed Up, DOT Urgently Seeks Complementary PNT

For years, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has been exploring the technologies and systems necessary to provide positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT)…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


March 15, 2023
Washington View: Beam Me Up (And Down), Scotty

A look at the state of 5G NR NTN.

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


November 21, 2022
Washington View: The Latest on Ligado

While an independent report from NASEM has validated some NTIA GPS interference claims, no real mitigation is in in sight.

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


September 21, 2022
Washington View: Welcome to the Space Jam

Space debris poses a danger to PNT. Here’s a look at the threat and how the FCC plans to regulate its removal.

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


July 25, 2022
Washington View: Raising the Bar

RTCA is working to develop new standards to tackle GNSS growth and challenges. Here’s an update on the special committee’s progress, provided during…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


May 16, 2022
Washington View – Deja Vu All Over Again: Ligado’s 5G Network Set For Collision Course With GPS? 

Will the network, which some are still fighting, be ready for a September rollout, and if so, what are the implications for GPS…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


March 29, 2022
Washington View: Not There Yet; DOD Report Says M-Code Capability Lags

Warfighting systems rely on GPS to provide cyber-secure and accurate positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). A recent Department of Defense Operational Test and…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


March 7, 2022
Washington View: 5G, PNT, and Air Safety

A  deadlock over 5G implementation, and the potential hazards the technology would create for air traffic safety, has been at least temporarily resolved….

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


March 1, 2022
Real-Life Testing: Part 2 – Operational Test Phase

Skin in the Game – Engineers Subject Themselves to Sensor Fusion Two Hexagon I NovAtel employees and a reporter sacrificed their bodies in…

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)


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