NextNav Hopes for PNT Rulemaking Under Carr
NextNav is hopeful the incoming FCC will move forward on an NPRM that proposes reconfiguring the lower 900 MHz band to enable terrestrial positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services as well as 15 MHz of spectrum for 5G (see 2404160043),…
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emailed CEO Mariam Sorond. Some observers expect Commissioner Brendan Carr, already picked as the next agency chair under President-elect Donald Trump, will move quickly on spectrum issues that the current FCC left unresolved (see 2412020043). “Our national security, economic strength, and public safety depend on having a reliable terrestrial backup to the essential GPS technology we use every day,” Sorond said: “To ensure dependable PNT services in case of GPS disruptions,” the U.S. “must enable terrestrial PNT as part of a comprehensive system of systems that backs up and complements GPS.”