NextNav executive says 5G-based 3D PNT can back up GPS amid jamming risk

Reuters2026/08/19 16:45

By:Reuters

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NextNav management used a podcast interview to frame GPS as a growing single point of failure for US infrastructure.
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Renee Gregory cited active GPS jamming in conflict zones as a near-term resiliency risk.
Strategy centers on deploying a 5G-based 3D PNT system as a complement and backup to GPS at national scale.
Discussion highlighted federal policy steps needed to enable rollout, with funding positioned as not requiring taxpayer dollars.

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NextNav executive says 5G-based 3D PNT can back up GPS amid jamming risk

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