In her latest article for the Forbes Tech Council, NextNav CEO Mariam Sorond draws on her personal experience at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, where resilience in critical technologies was a major discussion point.
“What we experienced in Barcelona is a reminder of the vulnerabilities of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) like GPS. Satellite-based GNSS—especially GPS, which the U.S. government operates—is the backbone of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services that support everything from national security and public safety to energy, agriculture, telecommunications and global logistics.”
With many applications dependent on GPS, Mariam outlines why a diversified, resilient PNT architecture is now essential—and why the U.S. must act with urgency to deploy backups or complements to GPS.
Read the full article on Forbes: GPS Isn’t Enough: Why the U.S. Needs Resilient PNT Systems