Global Navigation Satellite Systems & 6G (TBD – 2021)

Workshop Topic: The potential for 6G wireless frequencies to interfere with the position, navigation, and timing (PNT) services provided by the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) –  a federation of space-based broadcast satellites systems from multiple nations – is a major concern to the world and is an important topic of consideration for a potential Spectrum Innovation Center. GPS and, by extension, GNSS provide global services for “safety of life” PNT for all modes of transportation, including the US military and encryption time synchronization for secure banking transactions, and it enables 1000s of 5G mobile applications.

Workshop Goals:  Planning activities for this topic will explore the infrastructure and research needed to a) understand all the factors that will affect navigation negatively, b) identify techniques for interference mitigation, c) explore opportunistic benefits of new LEO constellations and d) propose tight integration of terrestrial and satellite communications networks.