GPS World, March 2011

THE SYSTEM and Schwartz SMIQ 03S signal generator with digital modulation amplified to achieve the relevant signal strengths Full technical specifications and parameters are described in the Experimental Evidence document linked above The industry report concludes The proposed LightSquared plan will deny GPS service over vast areas of the United States In its decision document on January 26 the FCC not only authorized LightSquared to proceed it turned up its nose at assertions that the entire process had been conducted in near stealth mode as well as on an accelerated track LightSquared was established in mid 2010 by an experienced team of global telecommunications executives and investors From 2001 to 2005 Lightsquared executive vice president Jeff Carlisle served as deputy chief and then chief of the FCCs Wireline Competition Bureau See also Act Now to Protect GPS Signal on page 4 Galileos GATE Opened The Galileo Test and Development Environment GATE in Berchtesgaden Germany officially opened on February 4 The system operator IFEN GmbH of Poing Germany jointly with the German Federal Minister of Transport Building and Urban Development announced the opening for use by commercial and organizational entities seeking to test equipment with the coming Galileo signals GATE was developed on behalf of the German Aerospace Center DLR with funding by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology The test area extends across a valley of approximately 65 square kilometers southeast of Munich where antennae atop surrounding peaks broadcast the various Galileo signals Technical details and specifications of the test environment are at www gate testbed com The GATE infrastructure is capable of transmitting the Galileo Open Service the Safety of Life Service functional with certification as a next step the Commercial Service and a Public Regulated Service dummy signal The GATE system upgrade has been further extended to also support user integrity testing simulating simple alarmtriggering events on the system satellite level supporting GPS and GATE Galileo dual constellation receiverautonomous integrity monitoring RAIM individual user integrity test scenarios and tests of receivers with different RAIM functionalities www gpsworld com March 2011 GPS World 15