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June 25, 2011
Intermodulation Effects: Another Perspective on LightSquared Interference to GPS

Much of the research into the possible effects of the planned LightSquared cellular broadband transmissions near the GPS L1 band have focused on…

By Inside GNSS


June 25, 2011
LightSquared Lays Out New GPS Plan for Skeptical House Members

Would-be cellular broadband company LightSquared promised a Congressional subcommittee Thursday (June 23, 2011) that it would scale back its proposed wireless system and…

By Inside GNSS


June 24, 2011
Appropriators Cut $98 Million from FY12 GPS Program, Add $40 Million for Block IIF

The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R.2219) on June 14, cutting…

By Inside GNSS


June 24, 2011
Senate Proposals for GPS Receiver Standards Won’t Solve LightSquared Issue

LightSquared’s proposed broadband service may cause trouble for GNSS receivers, such as this one, that use commercial satellite augmentation services. The Senate is…

By Inside GNSS


June 23, 2011
House Appropriations Bill Cautions FCC on LightSquared GPS Interference

The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee today (June 23, 2011) approved action that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from expending…

By Inside GNSS


June 23, 2011
LightSquared Interference Could Cause $96 Billion a Year in GPS Commercial Losses

The report concerns economic effects on high precision commercial uses of GPS, such as precision agriculture. (U Calif. photo) Research released yesterday (June…

By Inside GNSS


June 22, 2011
GLONASS, Galileo Finances Star at Paris Air Show

The two Soyuz ST-B launchers and Fregat-MT upper stages arrived at Kourou harbor on June 18 are the most powerful Soyuz-Fregat combination available,…

By Inside GNSS


June 21, 2011
After Seeking FCC Extension, LightSquared Has a New Plan for GPS

Results of John Deere test of LightSquared’s effect on high-precision GPS receivers In what looks like a pre-emptive strike in the wake of…

By Inside GNSS


June 15, 2011
LightSquared Gets Two-Week Extension on GPS Interference Report; Congressman Calls on FCC to Rescind Waiver

LightSquared graphic With test results and congressional sentiment running against it, LightSquared has received a two-week extension for filing its report and recommendations,…

By Inside GNSS


June 15, 2011
Completion of Satellite Repositioning Optimizes GPS Constellation

Successful  completion today (June 15, 2011) of the rephrasing of the GPS constellation known as “Expandable 24,” has produced the most optimal geometry…

By Inside GNSS


June 14, 2011
Lockheed Space Systems Reduces Workforce

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, which is developing the GPS IIIA generation of satellites, announced today (June 14, 2011) a 7.5 percent reduction…

By Inside GNSS


June 13, 2011
Accord Launches Two New GNSS Chips

Accord Software and Systems Pvt. Ltd., of Bangalore, India, has announced two new GNSS chips, a system-on-a-chip (SOC) with GPS and integrated peripherals…

By Inside GNSS


June 9, 2011
Hemisphere GPS Announces LX-2 L-Band OEM Board for Crescent and Eclipse GPS Receivers

Hemisphere GPS LX-2 Hemisphere GPS has introduced its LX-2, a second-generation L-band differential GPS OEM receiver board.

By Inside GNSS


June 9, 2011
Bliley Launches New GPS Frequency and Timing Modules

Bliley GMX1001 Bliley Technologies, Inc., has unveiled two GPS frequency and timing modules at the 2011 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium taking place…

By Inside GNSS


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