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

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But these everyday conveniences and, at times, critical needs rely on an invisible but essential technology: RAIN RFID. Behind the scenes of America’s retail stores, warehouses, transportation systems, and hospitals, RAIN RFID enables the tracking and authentication of billions of items.

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Meeting A National Security Challenge: The Race To GPS Resiliency

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America has a proud history of being a leader in many key technologies. 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).

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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. Some utility companies and transportation agencies, which currently share the band with NextNav, have opposed the idea, citing fears of interference.

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A Guide to Wireless Communication

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It encompasses various technologies and mediums, such as radio waves, microwaves, and infrared signals, to transmit data over short and long distances. Satellite Communication: Involves the use of satellites to relay signals across vast distances, essential for global positioning systems (GPS) and international broadcasting.