PNT Is the Best Use for 900 MHz Spectrum, Progeny Tells FCC
Progeny updated the FCC on its progress in meeting the buildout requirements for parts of its 900 MHz multilateration location and monitoring service (M-LMS) licenses, urging the agency to act on a request by parent company NextNav to use the spectrum for terrestrial position, navigation and timing (see 2404160043). This was Progeny’s 22nd FCC progress report. It also mentioned the notice of inquiry that commissioners approved 4-0 in March on alternatives to GPS for PNT (see 2503270042).
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The NOI “acknowledged the important contributions that NextNav’s PNT technology can provide to GPS resilience using Progeny’s M-LMS spectrum” and “the successful demonstration that NextNav completed in 2021 with the Department of Homeland Security that ‘tested timing redundancy in multiple scenarios, including GPS outages, spoofing, and jamming instances,’” said a filing posted Monday in docket 12-202.