Global standards body 3GPP which develops protocols for mobile telephony, has approved India’s regional navigation system NaVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation).
NaVIC was developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
IRNSS or NavIC is capable of providing accurate position information service to users across India and the region extending up to 1,500 km around the country.
NavIC acceptance by 3GPP would bring NavIC technology to the commercial market for its use in 4G, 5G and Internet of Things (IoT).
Manufacturers can now mass-produce navigation devices compatible with NaVIC so that users of these devices can easily access desi GPS or NaVIC signals.
3GPP currently has global navigation satellite system support from BDS (Chinese), Galileo (European), GLONASS (Russian) & GPS (US) for cellular positioning systems.