Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Swift Navigation of San Francisco and Tokyo-based KDDI Corporation, a telecommunications company have partnered to bring precise positioning to the Japanese market.
By Inside GNSS
Rx Networks GNSS assistance service Location.io has added StarCourse, an evolution in extended GNSS satellite ephemeris services.
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Hexagon has acquired Immersal Oy, a provider of spatial mapping and visual positioning solutions used to produce augmented reality (AR) applications.
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Rx Networks announced TruePoint.io Global PPP correction service, providing the accuracy, providing global precise point positioning (PPP) corrections for every major GNSS constellation.
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Microchip Technology Inc. integrated its BlueSky GNSS Firewall with its TimePictra 11 synchronization monitoring and management platform to protect 5G networks and other critical timing infrastructure from GPS jamming and spoofing while providing single-console visibility across the entire timing architecture.
By Inside GNSS
The UK Chair of the Parliamentary Space Committee David Morris reportedly sees a path back into Galileo participation for his country, thanks to a major investment from Europe into the OneWeb system, which the UK controls.
By Inside GNSS
by Logan Scott
There has been much discussion of the need for resilient PNT over the past few years, as dependencies have grown and an evolving threat matrix has become more active. As a nation, we need a measured and cost-effective response commensurate with the level of threats and the possible consequences.
By Inside GNSS
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) awarded a 1 million-euro research contract to RUAG Space for a study to increase the accuracy of space data provided by climate and environmental satellites.
By Inside GNSS
GPSPATRON has developed a system to monitor GNSS signals around specific areas of operation and issue user alerts to the presence of spoofing.
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A study by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. Government agency responsible for maintaining national time scale, shows that Satelles’ Satellite Time and Location (STL) provides a signal that is independent of GNSS with exceptional timing stability and reach that extends indoors, beyond the range of GNSS signals.
By Inside GNSS
China Mobile Suzhou and Huawei have verified 5G indoor positioning capability in metro transport scenarios in Suzhou, China. The verification showed that, even with Pico Remote Radio Units (pRRUs) hidden, a positioning precision of 3 to 5 m can be achieved in 90% of the platform and hall areas.
By Inside GNSS
ColdQuanta received two development contracts from U.S. Government agencies worth $2.55M in total, based on the company’s Quantum Core technology that uses atoms cooled to a temperature of nearly absolute zero, and lasers to manipulate and control the atoms with extreme precision. According to the Boulder, Colorado-based company, cold atom quantum technology can be used for secure global navigation, quantum timekeeping, and communications.
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u-blox announced its first multi-band high accuracy timing solutions to concurrently support the L1 and L5 GNSS signals. The ZED-F9T-10B and LEA-F9T-10B timing modules and the RCB-F9T-1 timing card deliver nanosecond-level timing accuracies required to synchronize cellular network base stations and smart power grids.
By Inside GNSS
