Septentrio License to sell Galileo Receivers

25 July 2007, 10:27am

Septentrio granted license to sell Galileo Receivers
Official Galileo Test receivers used in GIOVE-A campaign available

Leuven, Belgium –Septentrio, a European manufacturer of professional OEM GNSS receivers and a leading supplier of Galileo receivers, has been granted a license by the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply Galileo receivers to customers world-wide.

The Galileo receivers that are allowed to be shipped include GeNeRx, the multi-frequency Galileo/GPS receiver that was the first model ever to receive Galileo signals from space. GeNeRx is the core receiver used in ESA’s network of 13 Galileo Experimental Sensor Stations (GESS), deployed world wide, that is used to perform in-orbit validation of GIOVE-A, Europe’s first navigation satellite, and to secure the Galileo frequencies.

Peter Grognard, CEO of Septentrio, applauds the publication of the GIOVE-A signal description, and the authorization to Septentrio to supply Galileo receivers to other users. “After the crucial initial intensive testing and in-orbit-validation activities, the availability of receivers and signal details to a wide community of scientists and early application developers will provide an important boost to the Galileo program”, he said. “From early January 2006, when GIOVE-A started transmitting, we have received numerous requests for supply of Galileo receivers. We are happy we can now provide these receivers to a wider audience of users, as users and applications will be the driving force behind Galileo’s success. “

Galileo is Europe’s state-of-the-art global navigation satellite system (GNSS), providing highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning services under civilian control. It will consist of 30 satellites, interoperable with GPS and Glonass, the two other global satellite navigation systems, and is expected to be operational from 2010.

ESA has published the GIOVE-A Signal-In-Space interface description, as well as other details about Galileo and GIOVE, on the website http://www.giove.esa.int/

For more details about GeNeRx, please contact Septentrio. License restrictions may apply.

Septentrio Satellite Navigation NV designs, manufactures, markets and supports high-end OEM GNSS receivers for demanding profes¬sional navigation, positioning and timing applications. Septentrio has an international team of experts in all areas of satellite navigation receiver design and applications. For more informa¬tion about Septentrio, please visit our website at www.septentrio.com.

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