# Presentation: 520613

## GPS INDUSTRY ISSUES

- F. Michael Swiek
- Executive Director
- United States GPS Industry Council

## Things My Parents Taught Me

## Things My Parents Taught Me

- “Turn Down that Radio !”

## Spectrum Issues

- Noise is always a problem – at home and in satnav
- Growing pressure from new wireless and comm. Technologies on GPS spectrum.
- Competition for spectrum internationally at WRC (ITU) and nationally
- Current US issue over UWB is likely prelude to similar cases in other countries
- Spectrum competition will only get more demanding

## Things My Parents Taught Me

- Share and share alike

## Spectrum Sharing

- Sharing GPS spectrum with other services is difficult and potentially dangerous – especially for SOL applications
- WRC-2000 found sharing not feasible with MSS
- Must be careful not to raise noise floor by allowing sharing, overlays or new OOBE near or in GPS bands

## Things My Parents Taught Me	

- Take care of your toys !

## Spectrum Protection

- Must keep satnav spectrum clean and quiet
- Essential for health of GPS and all satnav systems (GLONASS, Galileo, others)
- Maintain performance/utility of existing systems, especially SOL services
- Allow for expansion and growth of future systems and augmentations by preventing rise in noise floor, or reduction of available spectrum

## Things My Parents Taught Me	

- Learn a foreign language – make new friends

## GPS/Satnav is a Global Utility

- Applications are global in scope
- New systems emerging to compliment, augment and supplement GPS
- Necessary to have a global/multinational perspective

## Things My Parents Taught Me

- Play nicely with others

## Interoperable, Compatible, Open Markets

- Satnav systems (GPS, Galileo, Japan regional system) should and can operate together to benefit all users
- Hippocrates – “First do no harm”
- Ensure technical interoperability and compatibility
- Open, non-proprietary standards
- No restrictive regulatory mandates
- No restrictive trade barriers
- Market driven progress

## Things My Parents Taught Me

- Look both ways

## Balancing Business and Security

- GPS and _all_ satnav systems are “dual-use” by nature – cannot completely separate military/security implications from civilian/commercial
- Essential to plan international coordination in advance for times of crisis/conflict
- Commercial advancements can challenge military/security
- Interference or anti-jam question emerging in US export controls

## Things My Parents Taught Me

- There’s no such thing as a free lunch

## Representing Industry

- Monitoring developments, coordinating industry views, addressing issues/policies takes time, effort and money
- International coordination has been successful
- Many have benefited from dedicated actions of a very small few – export controls, spectrum, outreach, etc.
- More hands and more checkbooks can help

## Things My Parents Taught Me

- You get what you pay for

## Stand Up for What’s Yours

- Industry representation is expensive in terms of time and money
- Talk is cheap, until you hire a lawyer – specialized assistance necessary in areas such as spectrum protection
- Seeking to expand industry/user participation and available resources
- Limited participation + limited resources = limited results

## United States GPS Industry Council

- F. Michael Swiek, Executive Director
- Suite 1200
- 1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW
- Washington, DC  20036
- _[Mswiek@samuelsinternational.com](mailto:Mswiek@samuelsinternational.com)_
- Tel.:  202-739-0128     FAX:  202-872-5972