3GPP Release Will Support Company's Technology, NextNav Says

The 3rd Generation Partnership Project’s (3GPP) Release 13 will include messaging support for terrestrial beacon system location technologies, compatible with NextNav’s metropolitan beacon system (MBS), said the company, which offers location accuracy technology, Tuesday in a news release. “NextNav has adopted MBS for its nationwide deployment, an innovative ‘terrestrial constellation’ bringing GNSS-like [Global Navigation Satellite System] positioning performance to indoor and urban environments where satellite-based positioning is either unavailable or significantly degraded,” NextNav said.