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Why GNSS-independent time sync is crucial for critical national services


The full article was first published in Data Center Dynamics, 2024-04-30.


GPS disruptions and outages are making headlines almost daily. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) jamming is increasingly becoming a dominant form of electronic warfare.

The Norwegian Communication Authority has reported that in 2024, it experienced disturbances to its GPS navigation for 44 days until February 22 — which practically means every day. Further GPS disruptions have been reported in the Baltics region, affecting parts of Poland, Lithuania, and southern Sweden, demonstrating that GNSS jamming poses risks to global navigation and the safety of aviation, shipping, and other transport networks and causes significant financial damages.

According to a report by London Economics, the economic loss for the UK due to a GNSS outage for seven days has been estimated at £7.6m ($9.5m) or about £1.4 billion ($1.8bn) in a 24-hour outage. Applications in emergency services, maritime, and road transportation account for 87.6 percent of the total economic loss.

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Read the full article at Data Center Dynamics.



Per Lindgren, CTO and Head of Synchronization at Net Insight

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Christoffer Ramm

Christoffer is a marketing and sales executive with 15 years of experience in the global telecoms industry. He is responsible for Strategic Product Marketing for Synchronization at Net Insight, driving the marketing strategy for the company’s network-based synchronization solution for critical networks. Christoffer has 11 years of experience from Ericsson with senior roles within product management, marketing and sales in Europe, Latin America and Africa and has previously also served as Head of Marketing at Swedish telecoms scaleup Subtonomy. He has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and an MBA from Henley Business School in Copenhagen.