by Editor | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: We thought we would offer this article as a follow-on to yesterday’s post about GNSS as an instrument of national power. China is particularly good at using Bei Dou for soft power. Also note how they have used Bei...
by Editor | Jul 14, 2021 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: This article is about GLONASS but could be easily about GPS, Bei Dou, or even Galileo. Certainly they are instruments of soft power (economic, political, etc,), And they have the potential for espionage and other national...
by Editor | Jul 13, 2021 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: OK, the title of this post is not an exact quote from NTIA. But it does capture the important ideas of this new paper from the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA). For those of you unfamiliar with...
by Editor | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: “Adversarial Interoperability (AKA Competitive Compatibility/comcom), the practice of modifying an existing technology against the wishes (or without permission) of its maker.” We were certainly familiar with...
by Editor | Jul 10, 2021 | Blog
Yes, there are folks who know what time it is. And, yes, there are lots of folks who care! In fact, just about everyone cares, though most most folks don’t realize it. Precise time underpins virtually every technology from navigation systems, networks,...
by Editor | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog
Image: NOAA Blog Editor’s Note: Interesting article. Some thoughts about the RAND study mentioned, it said: Its not worth the cost to build another GPS-like system as a backup. We agree that duplicating GPS is not needed. (Note, China disagrees and has built...