GPS World, September 2013
BUSINESS OUTLOOK 2013 State of the Industry Satellites Signals and Simulation Efforts are underway but so far they are neither sufficient nor effective 3529 18 No 980 5 Yes 4118 21 Dont know 1373 7 ARE EFFECTIVE EFFORTS underway to protect GPS GNSS spectrum Dont know 2745 14 The need is great and existing systems should be expanded 4118 21 There is no need for further SBAS services in these areas 196 1 The need is great and a new system or systems should be initiated 1373 7 The need is not great let other systems develop for coverage 1569 8 WHAT IS THE NEED FOR SBAS services in Latin America Africa or other non covered regions 100 80 60 40 20 0 1373 Yes 784 6275 1569 No There is some cooperation but not enough Dont know IS THERE SUFFICIENT COOPERATION on GNSS among operators United States Russia Europe China Dual frequency equipment will soon be introduced to consumer markets IfEN GmbH Executive Viewpoint Dr Günther Heinrichs K ey drivers for present and future navigation markets are either application based or technology driven Application based means the permanently growing number of applications relying on position velocity and timing PVT information These applications require PVT information even under challenging conditions Therefore they will affect many technical requirements for user equipment Furthermore requirements to GNSS will directly be influenced as well From a technology point of view satellite navigation is rapidly changing from the usage of one primarily GPS only towards the usage of multi GNSSs Examples could be combined use of GPS and GLONASS for example in smart phones and for car navigation or of multi GNSS in combination with multi frequency such as GPS and BeiDou L1 L2 band in professional applications Dual frequency equipment will soon be introduced to consumer markets Both key drivers applications and technologies will also intensify their impact on testing requirements for GNSS receivers positioning sensors and GNSS based applications IFEN is ready for this challenge and so are our customers 100 80 60 40 20 0 3725 Fees for special commercial services 2549 1765 1961 Licensing fees levied on manufacturers User fees applying to all users Broad based taxes AS GOVERNMENT FUNDING of GNSS lessens what new sources of funding can be found put in place Dont know 2025 16 No 1772 14 Yes 2025 16 Hell no 1772 14 Maybe 2405 19 IS THERE ROOM for a LightSquared type technology in the current broadband and spectrum governance environment GPS World September 2013 www gpsworld com S2
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