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Skydel Releases SDX 17.8 Featuring Advanced Jamming Option
September 15, 2017

Skydel Releases SDX 17.8 Featuring Advanced Jamming Option

Skydel Solutions will demonstrate its SDX 17.8 software-defined GNSS simulator at ION GNSS+ 2017. Photo: Skydel Solutions.

Montreal, Quebec-based Skydel Solutions has released SDX 17.8 software-defined GNSS simulator just in time for ION GNSS+. SDX users now get a host of improvements, according to the company. The 17.8 release menu features, among other things: Gaussian noise, spectrum view and GUI improvements, as well as Advanced Jamming.

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Tallysman’s TW2643POC GPS/Iridium Antenna Chosen for the Facebook Open Cellular Design
September 6, 2017

Tallysman’s TW2643POC GPS/Iridium Antenna Chosen for the Facebook Open Cellular Design

Tallysman’s TW2643POC GPS/Iridium antenna. Photo: Tallysman.

Tallysman announced that Facebook has selected the Ottawa, Canada company’s TW2643POC GPS/Iridium antenna for the Facebook Open Cellular Platform.

The TW2643POC employs Tallysman’s unique Accutenna technology in a magnet mount, passive right hand circularly polarized antenna for the reception of all of the GNSS constellations (GPS L1/GLONASS G1/ Galileo E1/ BeiDou B1) plus Iridium: 1559 to 1626.5 MHz frequency band. It is certified and specially designed to maximize the performance of Iridium Voice and Data Modems plus the upper GNSS band (1559 – 1606MHz).

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Springer Publishes Extensive Handbook on GNSS
September 5, 2017

Springer Publishes Extensive Handbook on GNSS

Springer has published the “Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems”, edited by Peter J.G. Teunissen (Professor of Geodesy and Satellite Navigation at Curtin University and TU Delft) and Oliver Montenbruck (Head of the GNSS Technology and Navigation Group at DLR’s German Space Operations Center).

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PCTEL Launches Multi-Band LTE/Wi-Fi/GNSS Antenna with Sub-Inch Profile
August 14, 2017

PCTEL Launches Multi-Band LTE/Wi-Fi/GNSS Antenna with Sub-Inch Profile

PCTEL’s new multi-band LTE/Wi-Fi/GNSS antenna with a sub-inch profile.

PCTEL, Inc., a Bloomingdale, Illinois-based manufacturer of Performance Critical TELecom solutions, announced today (August 14, 2017) its new multi-band LTE/Wi-Fi/GNSS antenna with a sub-inch profile. The antenna combines PCTEL’s high rejection multi-GNSS technology for precision timing and location tracking with high performance multi-band data connectivity, according to the company. The antenna is also designed to be rugged and easy to install, making it ideal for covert public safety operations, precision agriculture, and the Industrial internet of things (IoT).

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Hexagon Mining Introduces HxGN Dynamic Haulage
August 8, 2017

Hexagon Mining Introduces HxGN Dynamic Haulage

HxGN Dynamic Haulage. Photo: Hexagon Mining.

Hexagon introduces HxGN Dynamic Haulage for optimized truck movement. As part of the MineSight Schedule Optimizer (MSSO) platform, Dynamic Haulage ensures the best, most efficient path to destinations, regardless of changes in haul roads and routes between operational phases and between schedule runs. It’s the closest thing to real-time “best path” from cut-to-mill or dump and back again, according to the company.

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Lockheed Martin Invests $350 Million in "Factory of the Future" for Satellite Production
August 2, 2017

Lockheed Martin Invests $350 Million in “Factory of the Future” for Satellite Production

Lockheed Martin’s planned satellite integration facility, the Gateway Center, is slated for completion in 2020. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

Preliminary construction is underway on a new, $350 million Lockheed Martin facility that will produce next-generation satellites. The new facility, located on the company’s Waterton Canyon campus near Denver, Colorado is the latest step in an ongoing transformation, infused with innovation to provide future missions at reduced cost and cycle time.

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Polynesian Exploration Launches Integrated Navigation System
August 1, 2017

Polynesian Exploration Launches Integrated Navigation System

The POLYNAV 2000 is one of the company’s integrated navigation systems. Photo: Polynesian Exploration Inc.

Polynesian Exploration Inc., a San Jose, California navigation startup, has launched its high-accuracy navigation solution for demanding applications such as autonomous driving and UAVs.

The POLYNAV 2000 is designed to deliver high accuracy position, velocity and attitude whether the platform is static or moving. The solution features multiple satellite constellations (GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo), multiple frequencies real time kinematic (RTK) L1 & L2, multi-antenna signal processing, tactical grade sensors, and high dynamic tolerance.

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Rohde & Schwarz and MediaTek present world’s first test solution for A-BeiDou LBS

The R&S TS-LBS is a test system for testing GNSS and network-based LBS. Photo: Rohde & Schwartz.

Rohde & Schwarz and MediaTek have successfully completed the verification of location based services (LBS) in the U-plane and C-plane for A-BeiDou (Assisted BeiDou), China’s GNSS satellite positioning system. The R&S TS-LBS test solution is designed to allow mobile manufacturers, chipset manufacturers, test houses and network operators to verify chipsets and mobile devices in order to obtain permission to operate them in a particular network.

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Septentrio’s GNSS Receiver First to Record Scintillation on Galileo Signals in Antarctica 
July 21, 2017

Septentrio’s GNSS Receiver First to Record Scintillation on Galileo Signals in Antarctica 

PolaRx5S GNSS reference receiver. Photo: Septentrio

At the end of last year, the DemoGRAPE consortium observed for the first time ever, ionospheric scintillations on Galileo signals in Antarctica, using Septentrio’s PolaRx5S GNSS reference receiver.

DemoGRAPE investigates improvement of high-precision satellite positioning with a view to developing scientific and technological applications in Antarctica. The new findings were recently announced by Septentrio.

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Rohde & Schwarz Launches Compact, Lightweight R&S ZNLE Vector Network Analyzer

Rohde & Schwarz Launches Compact, Lightweight R&S ZNLE Vector Network Analyzer

The R&S ZNLE vector network analyzer. Photo: Rohde & Schwarz

Rohde & Schwarz has launched the R&S ZNLE vector network analyzer to address the requirements of customers looking to perform RF measurements to characterize components such as antennas, attenuators, filters and PCBs. The new standalone instrument weighs 6 kilograms and has a footprint of just 408 millimeters x 235 millimeters, saving up to two thirds of space on the workbench compared with competitive VNAs, according to the company.

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