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Broadband Breakfast on May 28, 2025 – Understanding Global Positioning

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” The Federal Communications Commission has launched an inquiry into Positioning, Navigation, and Timing technologies that could complement or serve as a backup to the Global Positioning System. But “while GPS may be indispensable, it is not infallible.”

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Aileen Ryan: The FCC Must Protect America’s Supply Chains Running on RFID

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This progress depends on consistent access to the globally harmonized 902–928 MHz frequency band — a foundation that is now potentially at risk. To date, the FCC has neither accepted nor rejected the petition.

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Meeting A National Security Challenge: The Race To GPS Resiliency

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As noted in a National Security Space Association  report , China and Russia already have terrestrial complements to space-based positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), decades after the U.S. originally invented the Global Positioning System (GPS). Government officials are sounding the alarm about how far the U.S.

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FCC Opens Inquiry into GPS Backup

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WASHINGTON, March 27, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission moved Thursday to open an inquiry into alternatives or backups to the Global Positioning System.

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Ligado Order’s Fifth Anniversary Sparks Pushback

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The Satellite Safety Alliance partnered with 93 companies and organizations to send letters to Congressional leadership and President Donald Trump Wednesday, marking the fifth anniversary of the Federal Communications Commission’s Ligado Order, which they described as a significant misstep.

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Positioning Navigation and Timing Executives Want More Resiliency for GPS

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5, 2024 – Executives in the positioning, navigation and timing space want more resiliency for GPS in order to ensure communications viability. communications and geopositioning efforts. WASHINGTON, Dec. Both nations have formulated answers to the U.S.

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A Guide to Wireless Communication

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Wireless communication has become an integral part of modern society, revolutionizing how we connect, communicate, and conduct business. From smartphones to satellite communication, the advantages of wireless communication are vast and transformative. What is Wireless Communication?