VIAVI Receives Award from U.S. Department of Transportation to Advance Complementary Position, Navigation, and Timing (CPNT) for Critical Infrastructure

Core Insights - VIAVI Solutions Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to integrate and test its SecureTime altGNSS GEO-L service and SecurePNT 6200 resilient timing solution at VALOR and ORCID labs, which are funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) [1][3][4] Group 1: Technology and Solutions - The SecureTime GEO-L service and SecurePNT-6260 provide a GPS-independent timing solution that can switch to a satellite-based time service and precision holdover clock during jamming or spoofing incidents, ensuring no interruption to critical infrastructure [2] - The DOT's Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (CPNT) Action Plan aims to test systems that can augment or replace GPS/GNSS, ensuring accurate timing services for critical infrastructure such as data centers, financial systems, power grids, and cellular networks [3] Group 2: Strategic Partnerships and Testing - VIAVI is collaborating with DOT and NTIA to enhance resilience for critical infrastructure and support the widespread adoption of CPNT services through data collected from VALOR, ORCID, and field trials [3][4] - Upcoming government field tests will include live-sky jamming and spoofing scenarios to further validate the performance of VIAVI's GEO-L service and user equipment [4]