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News Release from: Spirent Communications
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 October 2006
Septentrio signs for Galileo simulators
Spirent Communications has been selected by Septentrio, a leading European designer and manufacturer of navigation receivers, to provide Galileo RF constellation simulators.
Spirent Communications has been selected by Septentrio, a leading European designer and manufacturer of navigation receivers, to provide Galileo RF constellation simulators Septentrio is leading a consortium to develop the Galileo test user receivers for the in-orbit validation phase of the Galileo system
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The test user receivers play a crucial role in the end-to-end evaluation and performance validation of the Galileo system.
Spirent's RF constellation simulators generate representative Galileo signals in the laboratory to stimulate receivers, enabling characterisation, optimisation and performance validation.
RF constellation simulators are required to provide controlled Galileo signals; to test receiver performance in a wide variety of both normal and impaired states; and to validate receiver performance.
The need for RF constellation simulators reflects the progress that the Septentrio-led team has made.
"Septentrio and our partners have achieved important milestones in the test user segment contract for the European Space Agency (ESA)", commented Peter Grognard, Managing Director of Septentrio.
"Our Galileo receiver technology is now to the point where optimisation and validation are required.
Adding Spirent's Galileo RF constellation simulator to our existing Spirent GPS test system allows us to test our receivers on one of the world's first comprehensive combined GPS and Galileo test systems".
"We are very pleased to be supplying reference Galileo test systems to Septentrio to support the test user segment work", commented Martin Foulger, Managing Director of Spirent's Positioning business segment.
As one of our first Galileo customers, Septentrio is an important partner in our goal to support the test needs of the Galileo programme.
Through our work with partners like Septentrio, Spirent will continue to provide the GNSS market with leading-edge simulation solutions".
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