FCC approval of Europe’s Galileo satellite signals may give your phone’s GPS a boost
Published Date: 11/15/2018
Source: techcrunch.com
The FCC's space-focused meeting today had actions taken on SpaceX satellites and orbital debris reduction, but the decision most likely to affect users has to do with Galileo. No, not the astronomer — the global positioning satellite constellation put in place by the E.U. over the last few years. It's now legal for U.S. phones to use, and a simple software update could soon give your GPS signal a major bump.