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Re:Galileo navigation satellite system goes live by bradhe on Sunday December 18, 2016 @08:25AM (#13205732)
Now that there's a second player in this world, maybe we can standardize the hardware? Great the satellites are online...but how many devices have been manufactured with the requisite hardware?

Also wonder how many devices this network can support. I'm sure there is sufficient capacity but I'm just curious how the capacity is calculated!

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Re:Galileo navigation satellite system goes live by alykhalid on Sunday December 18, 2016 @08:34AM (#13205758)
Galileo isn't second, its 4th or 5th in the market. Depending on how you read the table on this page [1].

>Also wonder how many devices this network can support. I'm sure there is sufficient capacity but I'm just curious how the capacity is calculated!

Satellite navigation systems broadcast signals on a specific frequency. Anyone listening, should be able to pick up the signal. Therefore I assume infinite capacity.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_navigation

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