Locata: Time Flies… Breakthrough Timing, Over the Air – Inside GNSS

February 3, 2025

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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.
  • Locata is an RNT Foundation member/ supporter. While we are prohibited from supporting our members’ business interests, we can and do re-post important informational pieces about technologies offered by members and non-members alike.
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Locata: Time Flies…Breakthrough Timing, Over the Air 

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