Comms concerns

Increasing incidents of interference with aviation, maritime and other satellite telecommunications services mean states need to urgently enhance their protection of a critical radio-frequency service, the International Telecommunication Union, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the IMO said with "grave concern". These cases of harmful interference are in the form of jamming and spoofing that disrupt global navigation satellite systems operating in the frequency bands allocated to the Radio Navigation Satellite Service (RNSS). They identified key actions required as: protection of the RNSS from harmful interference affecting civilian and humanitarian operations; strengthening resilience of RNSS-dependent navigation, positioning and timing systems; maintaining conventional navigation infrastructure for contingency support; and enhancing collaboration between regulatory, aviation, maritime, defence and enforcement authorities.