MIDDLEBURG, Va., USA, Nov. 4, 2024—Hellen Systems and Arqiva today announced their partnership to develop a commercial eLoran service in the UK as a sovereign, independent, resilient alternative solution for position, navigation and timing (PNT) services. Hellen Systems, a global leader in eLoran technology, and Arqiva, a leading UK communications infrastructure and media services company are excited to work together to make a commercial UK eLoran service a reality.
To deliver a world class eLoran service, Hellen Systems and Arqiva have teamed with industry leaders in eLoran technology, user equipment and services. They include Microchip Technology Inc, global leaders in clock and timing solutions; Continental Electronics Corp. who have decades of low frequency and eLoran transmitter experience Chronos Technology Ltd., international experts in timing and eLoran technologies, and CGI Inc., IT and business consulting company with expertise in PNT and System integration. Through extensive experience in PNT, commercial networks, aerospace, and defence, the Hellen Systems team recognize the world’s enormous reliance on and increasing vulnerability to Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Funded entirely by the private sector, eLoran, with its high power, low frequency, protected signals will deliver reliable, secure and cost effective PNT services to critical national infrastructure (CNI), government, military and commercial users across the UK.
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