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Protect the Frequencies – By preventing interference
Toughen Receivers – With readily available technology
Augment Services – With difficult to disrupt terrestrial signals
What to do? Some recommendations.
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From Our Blog
Telco ignored GPS rollover warning & crashed – Streamline
Image: Shutterstock What's new: The recent major network outage in Australia was because the provider failed to heed a January warning from Microchip (RNTF member since 2018!) to update software on their equipment for the GPS week rollover. Why it's important:...
Dark Fleet Spoofing – Inside GNSS
Image: Shutterstock What's new: A "European perspective" from my colleague Peter Gutierrez at Inside GNSS. Why it's important: Peter makes a number of important points: "The AIS spoofing incident is not an isolated incident but part of a broader signal-integrity...
Where Drones Drop Dead and GPS Goes Haywire – Wall Street Journal
Image: Shutterstock What's new: An article about challenges operating in the Arctic which include degradation or denial of GNSS. Contributors to degradation can include low elevation of satellites, terrain, and Earth's electromagnetic field. Why it's important: The...
Resilient PNT Needs More Than Satellites – Frontier SI
Image: Copitlot AI What's new: A posting by RNT Foundation member organization Frontier SI discussing resilient PNT generally and examining the need and case for Australia. Why it's important: Australia is an excellent example of a developed country still coming to...
NIST Loses Time – needs more backup?
Image: Atomic clock at UK's National Physical Lab What's new: The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) lost 4.8 microseconds last weekend when emergency generators failed to start during a commercial electrical grid outage. Why it's important:...
