European Space Agency Selects Spirent
Hybrid Location Technology Solution
Spirent
Communications, the leading provider of
navigation, positioning and wireless
test solutions, today announced that the
European Space Agency (ESA) has selected
Spirent’s Hybrid Location Technology
Solution (HLTS) to expand the location
testing capabilities in their R&D labs.
As the first test solution of its kind,
Spirent’s HLTS brings together all elements
of hybrid positioning technology
synchronously. It enables ESA to test
positioning performance with a combination
of Assisted Global Navigation Satellite
System (A-GNSS), Micro Electro-Mechanical
Systems (MEMS) sensor and cellular
positioning technologies. ESA’s initial use
of HLTS is to test OTDOA (Observed Time
Difference of Arrival), a cellular
technology that enables accurate positioning
indoors. HLTS provides the ability to test
OTDOA performance metrics in the lab and
assesses the technology’s accuracy under a
wide range of conditions, including various
combinations of PRS bandwidth, muting
patterns and impairments such as multipath
and fading.
“Spirent navigation and positioning
systems have been a big part of our R&D
efforts over the years,” said Massimo
Crisci, Head of Radio Navigation Systems and
Techniques Section of the Technical
Directorate in ESA/ESTEC. “HLTS is a unique
and powerful test platform that delivers
repeatable and reliable lab-based testing
while combining the key positioning
technologies.”
“We’re excited that ESA continues to
employ Spirent’s location technology
solutions in their leading-edge R&D
initiatives,” said Spirent vice-president
Nigel Wright. “The collaboration between our
companies demonstrates our joint commitment
to lead and accelerate the development of
next-generation location technologies for
the wireless industry.”
