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Spirent Launches Data Sets of World City Environments to Facilitate GPS and GLONASS Receiver Testing December 15, 2011
Spirent Communications today announced the launch of a data set subscription service for its GSS6400 GNSS Record and Playback test System. The data sets comprise live GNSS (GPS, GLONASS and QZSS) environmental capture data set samples, recorded at major locations worldwide, in challenging urban and...More>>
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WORK Microwave and IFEN Combine Forces on New Multi-GNSS Simulation Solution November 10, 2011
WORK Microwave, a European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications and navigation equipment, has announced that the company's joint venture with IFEN, a leader in satellite navigation technologies, has produced a new model for iFEN's NavX-GNSS test solution product family. The new design,...More>>
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RFxpert Now Supports Circular Polarization November 1, 2011
With the release of the Circular Polarization (CP) option, the RFxpert real-time antenna measurement system is now able to calculate the right and left hand circularly polarized patterns, according to maker EMSCAN. Antenna Designers and Wireless Engineers now can measure their CP (circularly...More>>
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Space Applications Centre of India Selects IFEN’s GNSS Simulator for IRNSS Development and Testing July 29, 2011
The Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) payload system engineering group of the Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad, India, has selected IFEN’s multi‐constellation and multi‐frequency GNSS RF simulator NavX‐NCS Professional as the new reference simulator for its...More>>
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u-blox, Rohde & Schwarz Successfully Simulate Galileo with u-blox Platform February 14, 2011
u-blox and Rohde & Schwarz (R&S), a supplier of test and measurement equipment, have successfully concluded a simulation of the European Galileo satellite positioning system. The test, carried out with the R&S SMBV100A vector signal generator and its GNSS simulation options, verified the u-blox...More>>
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Japanese Aerospace Agency Selects Spirent for Multi-GNSS Testing February 1, 2011
To further the development of the Quazi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) program, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected Spirent Communications’ testing solutions to verify performance of its satellite receivers. Responsible for the development of initial QZSS receivers, JAXA...More>>
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Spectracom Introduces 16-Channel GPS Simulator for Receiver Testing January 31, 2011
Spectracom, a global provider of time and frequency test and measurement solutions, will make available its new 16-channel GPS constellation simulator, the Pendulum GSG-55, in March. The GSG-55 is the latest in the Pendulum line of GPS receiver test instruments and part of its solution set for...More>>
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Spirent Introduces GSS6400 Record and Playback with 2-Bit Encoding January 13, 2011
A critical challenge to achieving the performance and quality of experience expectations of today’s navigation and positioning systems is accurately testing user devices in complex and dynamic real-world scenarios. To address this issue Spirent Communications has introduced the GSS6400 Record and...More>>
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Spectracom Releases 8-Channel GPS Simulator for Nav Device Testing June 25, 2010
Spectracom's new 8-channel GPS constellation simulator, the Pendulum GSG-54, provides a wide-range of capabilities for in-line production testing of devices integrating GPS receivers due to its ease-of-operation and fast test cycles, according to the company. Its versatility also supports...More>>
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Symmetricom Announces Enhanced XL-GPS Time and Frequency Receiver May 27, 2010
The just-introduced XL-GPS Time and Frequency Receiver is part of Symmetricom’s ultra-precise Model XLi time and frequency family of products. This network managed GPS instrument generates precise time and frequency signals referenced to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) suited for applications...More>>
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