WASHINGTON, DC — ATIS today announced that it has made recommendations to the Federal Government to address GPS/GNSS (Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite Systems) vulnerabilities and mitigate their impact. Despite its long-standing dependability in delivering accurate time, GPS and GNSS are vulnerable to jamming, spoofing and system problems. A recent communique from ATIS’ SYNC Committee requesting government action contains specific recommendations to address these. The goal is to maintain the reliability of the timing systems that are a critical part of our communications networks.
“These recommendations represent the views of government, industry and GPS/GNSS users,” said ATIS President and CEO Susan Miller. “Setting them into action will speed development of solutions to mitigate the risks to the systems that are the critical backbone for precision timing for so many industries.”
The recommendations include establishing an Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing Program for U.S. civilian infrastructure; monitoring for GPS/GNSS disruptions, interference, and impacts; and taking enforcement action against spectrum violations. Access the full recommendations here.
They were generated in the GNSS Stationary Timing Receiver Resilience Workshop, sponsored by ATIS and the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation. The event brought together timing and synchronization experts to explore the challenges to adopting more resilient GPS/GNSS receivers to enhance our critical infrastructure and secure these systems from disruptions.
About ATIS SYNC
ATIS SYNC develops and recommends standards and prepares technical reports related to telecommunications network technology pertaining to network synchronization interfaces. GPS vulnerability has been a focus of the SYNC committee activities for the last several years. A technical report, ATIS-0900005, GPS Vulnerability, was issued September 2017.
About ATIS
As a leading technology and solutions development organization, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) brings together the top global ICT companies to advance the industry’s business priorities. ATIS’ 150 member companies are currently working to address 5G, robocall mitigation, Smart Cities, artificial intelligence-enabled networks, distributed ledger/blockchain technology, cybersecurity, IoT, emergency services, quality of service, billing support, operations, and much more. These priorities follow a fast-track development lifecycle – from design and innovation through standards, specifications, requirements, business use cases, software toolkits, open source solutions, and interoperability testing.
ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a founding Partner of the oneM2M global initiative, a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as well as a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, visit www.atis.org. Follow ATIS on Twitter and on LinkedIn.
