Tag: NextNav
Ag Equipment Giant John Deere Not Happy about NextNav’s FCC Petition
In its recent Federal Communications Commission filing that concentrates on GPS augmentations, John Deere DE 0.72%↑ said it opposes NextNav’s NN 0.95%↑ petition to revise agency rules in the lower 900 MHz band.
“A...
Spectrum Dispute Heats Up as IBTTA, NextNav Clash Over 900 MHz...
A contentious debate over the lower 900 MHz spectrum band has intensified following the submission of a report commissioned by the International Bridge, Tunnel...
Weekly Location Industry News: NextNav Answers Critics…
NextNav answers critics to its FCC petition in our paid subscription feature (photo: NextNav).
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DOT Awards $7 million for Complementary PNT Technologies
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) last week awarded contracts to nine Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technology vendors. DOT says the awards, which total...
NextNav Files FCC Petition to Reconfigure 900 MHz Band for GPS...
Company wants to offer complimentary terrestrial PNT service...
NextNav NN 0.99%↑ filed a petition this week with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconfigure the 900 MHz band for a terrestrial...
PNT Resiliency Race
Opinion
The chasm between trials and adoption
By Ashu Pande
The resiliency section on the U.S. government GPS.gov site draws attention to the part of the U.S....
NextNav Launches First European Testbed
NextNav NN -1.64%↓ has announced the first European commercial testbed for its Pinnacle vertical location technology. Located in Paris, the testbed will demonstrate Pinnacle benefits for local emergency response...
Sonim and NextNav Integrate Vertical Location for Verizon Customers
Sonim Technologies SONM 0.00 has announced the integration of NextNav’s NN -0.66%↓ Pinnacle vertical location into the company’s XP3plus smartphone.
The integration of z-axis capabilities for E911 calls is now available on the...
NASA to Use NextNav’s TerraPoiNT Network in SF Bay Area
NextNav NN -4.65%↓ has announced that it has been selected by NASA’s Ames Research Center to deliver PNT services for its urban drone program. The program will use NextNav’s TerraPoiNT network...
NextNav Acquires Geolocation Company Nestwave
NextNav NN 3.74%↑ has acquired privately-held geolocation company Nestwave SAS for $18 million in a transaction that closed earlier this week. The deal’s consideration value is $19.3 million, which...