LORAN-5G: Paper envisions new use for venerable tech - GPS World
LORAN-5G: Paper envisions new use for venerable tech Image: KENGKAT/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images A new paper by two Qualcomm engineers imagines restructuring Loran technology to more easily incorporate timing signals into telecommunication systems. The paper, titled simply “LORAN-5G,” was authored by Guttorm Opshaug and Dave Tuck. It envisions moving away from legacy pulsed signals to a more continuous wave form which would allow significantly lower power transmissions. According to Opshaug, “Another big advantage that may not be as apparent, is the built-in orthogonality in th...
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