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Out in Front: Brussels Calling

June 1, 2010 - By

The European Commission rang up the other day, concerned that a recent column contained misperceptions about the Galileo Open Service Signal-in-Space Interface Control Document (ICD). I replied that if misperception exists, it is shared by at least some in industry.Though the EC has abandoned a plan to charge for licenses, its requirement for a free license and continued talk of patents on the Galileo signal dampen industry enthusiasm for making Galileo receivers, at least in North America. read more

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Part 2: The Origins of GPS, Fighting to Survive

June 1, 2010 - By

GPS Phase I program approval meant that the real work could begin. The conclusion of a two-part history, told by the people who made it. read more

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