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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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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:…
Russian Satellites Have Been Jamming GPS Signals Across Europe, Scientists Say – New York Times
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: Prof Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas Radionavigation Lab, in cooperation with a Stanford researcher, have identified Russian satellites that have been testing jamming capability against GPS and Bei Dou. …
New Company for Broadcast Positioning System – NAB
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has formed a separate company to develop, advocate for, and deploy the Broadcast Positioning System (BPS). Why it’s important: NAB has put increasing effort behind BPS since its…
Standalone Magnetometry Is the New GPS – IEEE Spectrum
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: An article about forms of navigation using aspects of the earth’s magnetic field. Why it’s important: Autonomous navigation is becoming more interesting for a number of applications in a world where interference with…
Munich 9 Years On: Same Message, More Urgency – Inside GNSS
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: RNTF President Dana Goward’s column for the May/June edition of Inside GNSS+. Why it’s important: It discusses a PNT example of how concern within the tech community does not necessarily turn into action by political…
