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What’s new: Some detailed information about Locata’s over-the-air time service. As far as we know, it is unique in the level of precision (picoseconds) delivered over the air.

Why it’s important: Time/timing is needed for a host of critical infrastructure and applications. And it is the basis for RF positioning and navigation. The more precise the timing, the more you can often get from an application. For example, multiplex radios use timing for spectrum efficiency. The more precise and stable the time source, the more that can be done within a given frequency band.

What else to know:

Locata has a number of commercial customers, so it is not a sterile tech experiment.
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