Light Reading Podcasts From Risk to Opportunity: How Network Operators Can Leverage Resilient Positioning, Navigation & Timing
Mar 3, 2026
Miriam Sorond, CEO and inventor leading NextNav’s terrestrial 3D PNT work, talks resilient timing and location. She outlines why GPS is a single point of risk and why operators should build a terrestrial timing backup. She explores 3D positioning’s value for vertical location, public safety and new network services, plus timing needs for future 6G and AI-native networks.
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GPS Is A Single Point Of Failure For Critical Infrastructure
- GPS underpins both visible services like maps and invisible infrastructure like power, banking, and telecom timing.
- Miriam Sorond stresses GPS is a single point of failure that terrestrial 3D PNT can back up to protect critical systems.
Rising GPS Interference Has Massive Economic Cost
- GPS jamming and spoofing incidents are rising and already disrupt airports and flights in the U.S.
- The Brattle Group estimates GPS disruption causes up to $1.6 billion in U.S. economic loss per day, highlighting large cross-sector impact.
GPS Jamming Used In Modern Warfare Against Precision Systems
- Miriam Sorond describes modern warfare using GPS-dependent drones and jamming tactics that disable guided munitions.
- She gives the concrete example of inexpensive drones defeating expensive tanks by exploiting GPS reliance.