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February 29, 2012

U.S. House Committee Leaders Request Information on LightSquared and GPS Interference

Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representative’s Energy and Commerce Committee have requested additional information regarding the procedures followed by federal agencies in the interference dispute between LightSquared and GPS.

The inquiry also asks about the government plans to develop GPS receiver standards that would prevent interference from “future deployment of terrestrial service in spectrum near or adjacent to the GPS bands.”

By Inside GNSS

GPS Program Budget: A Lot, But Is It Enough?

The details of President Obama’s 2013 budget have been gradually filtering out and, in general, the GPS system and those programs closely linked to satellite navigation, have escaped deep cuts.

On the hardware side the White House has requested $58.2 for GPS IIF satellite procurement. According to Air Force budget documents, the plan is to then wrap up the total IIF procurement of 12 satellites with a request for $77.6 million in FY14 and $7.3 million in FY15.

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February 23, 2012

IFEN and WORK Microwave Introduce Enhanced NavX-NCS GNSS Simulator

IFEN, the Poing, Germany–based manufacturer of GNSS navigation products and services, working in partnership with WORK Microwave, have announced an enhanced version of IFEN’s NavX-NCS Professional, a multi-frequency GNSS simulator.

Optimized for research and development of GNSS safety and professional applications, the enhanced version of the NavX-NCS Professional incorporate the following key features:

By Inside GNSS

February 18, 2012

President’s Budget Request Would Continue GPS Modernization

Following up on the “strategic guidance” on defense spending that the White House laid out last month, President Obama has proposed a Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) budget that continues funding for GPS modernization efforts.

By Inside GNSS

February 17, 2012

Both Sides Now: Harbinger, LightSquared, GPS Interference, and Lawsuits

Moynihan Courthouse in Manhattan

No sooner had the Wall Street Journal published an article today (Feburary 17, 2012) about Harbinger Capital hiring lawyers to consider suing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the agency’s latest action on LightSquared, but its principal now finds himself the subject of class action suit.

A New York City law firm today filed a class action lawsuit against Philip Falcone and his Harbinger Capital LLC on behalf of the hedge fund’s limited partners, citing the Falcone’s investment in LightSquared Subsidiary LLC.

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Spectracom Offers New Signal Generator for In-Line GNSS Product Testing

Spectracom has announced the GSG-52 RF Signal Generator, a new offering in its line of GPS constellation simulators.

The GSG-52 is designed for in-line product testing of navigation-fix and positioning functions of integrated GPS or other GNSS receivers. In a compact portable form factor, the signal generator offers four-channel simulation and a list price of less than $10,000.

By Inside GNSS

February 16, 2012

FCC Invites Comment on Plans to Abandon LightSquared Effort Due to GPS Interference Concerns

As previously announced, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) International Bureau invited comment today on its proposal to vacate its January 2011 conditional waiver order permitting LightSquared Subsidiary LLC to establish a terrestrial wireless broadband network as a result of demonstrated interference to GPS signals and receivers.

By Inside GNSS

February 15, 2012

NTIA and FCC Agree: No Practical Way to Fix LightSquared’s GPS Interference Problem

[Updated February 15, 2012] The GPS community received a Valentine’s Day message from U.S. regulators today (Feburary 14, 2012): there is “no practical way” to mitigate potential interference posed by terrestrial transmissions from LightSquared’s proposed wireless broadband network.

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February 11, 2012

Challenges in GNSS /INS Integration

Dr. Andrey Soloviev, Qunav

GNSS and inertial technologies have a complicated mutual history.

Once competitors for navigation and positioning applications, they now appear ever more frequently in complementary roles — often within the same solution or system design.

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February 10, 2012

GNSS Vulnerability: Present Dangers and Future Threats

National Physical Laboratory entrance

This free one-day event at the British National Physical Laboratory in Teddington (London) on Wednesday, February 22 will present results of current jamming detection, and consider emerging threats such as meaconing and spoofing.The seminar runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Interested participants must pre-register online.

Todd Humphreys, director of the Radionavigation Laboratory at the University of Texas-Austin will deliver the keynote, "PVT security: privacy and trustworthiness."

By Inside GNSS

Joint Navigation Conference 2012: U.S. Military Guidance, Navigation and Control

View of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs

The 2012 JNC – Joint Navigation Conference (Guidance, Navigation and Control) will take place from June 12 through June 15 at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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2012 Joint Navigation Conference begins on Tuesday, June 12, one day later than planned

Air Force Capt. Bryony Veater in Kandahar, Afghanistan with a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver in November 2011. She trains U.S. and coalition forces in GPS, its limitations and alternatives on the battlefield.(USAF photo/David Carbajal)

The 2012 Joint Navigation Conference, previously scheduled to begin at the Crowne Plaza in Colorado Springs on Monday, June 11 will instead open on Tuesday, June 12 and run through Friday, June 15.

The change was made to accommodate the classified sessions that now will take place on Friday at the United States Air Force Academy.

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February 8, 2012

Aviation Subcommittee Hearing Moves Beyond LightSquared to GPS Spectrum Protection

John Porcari, US DoT Deputy Secretary

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari told a congressional committee today (February 8, 2012) that the expenditure of “substantial federal resources” in assisting LightSquared to gain approval for its terrestrial wireless broadband system was “unusual” yet “merited,” but that “further investment cannot be justified at this time.”

By Inside GNSS

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U.S. House Committee Leaders Request Information on LightSquared and GPS Interference

GPS Program Budget: A Lot, But Is It Enough?

IFEN and WORK Microwave Introduce Enhanced NavX-NCS GNSS Simulator

President’s Budget Request Would Continue GPS Modernization

Both Sides Now: Harbinger, LightSquared, GPS Interference, and Lawsuits

Spectracom Offers New Signal Generator for In-Line GNSS Product Testing

FCC Invites Comment on Plans to Abandon LightSquared Effort Due to GPS Interference Concerns

NTIA and FCC Agree: No Practical Way to Fix LightSquared’s GPS Interference Problem

Challenges in GNSS /INS Integration

GNSS Vulnerability: Present Dangers and Future Threats

Joint Navigation Conference 2012: U.S. Military Guidance, Navigation and Control

2012 Joint Navigation Conference begins on Tuesday, June 12, one day later than planned

Aviation Subcommittee Hearing Moves Beyond LightSquared to GPS Spectrum Protection