NextNav’s 5G-Powered 3D PNT Solution Delivers GPS-Like Positioning Accuracy Even Where Satellite Signals Fail

NextNav Inc. (Nasdaq: NN), a leader in next-generation terrestrial positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) and 3D geolocation solutions, today announced initial real-world field validation of single-digit-meter positioning performance using standards-based 5G Positioning Reference Signals (PRS). The company conducted field testing over the air in both outdoor and indoor environments, achieving single-digit-meter horizontal accuracy using PRS signals transmitted from its 5G PNT Network in Santa Clara County, California. In outdoor environments where GPS comparison was possible, NextNav’s positioning accuracy was within one meter of GPS.

These initial testing results mark a significant technical milestone in NextNav’s work to commercialize a 5G-powered 3D PNT solution that can complement and back up GPS. Field testing was conducted across 17 urban and suburban test locations, consisting of 10 outdoor and 7 indoor locations, within NextNav’s 5G PNT Network footprint.

“The positioning performance NextNav has already achieved shows that GPS-like accuracy can be extended into indoor and dense urban environments where satellite signals often cannot reliably reach,” said Sameet Deshpande, NextNav’s Senior Principal Engineer. “That is exactly why a terrestrial 5G-powered 3D PNT layer is so important. Our solution will complement GPS and help make indoor and GPS-challenged location accuracy possible for a wide range of applications ranging from public safety and national security to civilian and commercial use cases.”

The testing was designed to evaluate horizontal positioning performance in environments where ground-based 5G-Powered PNT can provide the greatest value, including indoor spaces and urban areas where satellite-based systems are sometimes degraded or unavailable. NextNav’s AI-based optimization of the multipath mitigation, ranging, and positioning algorithms are expected to improve positioning performance, accuracy, and resilience even more.

“This milestone builds on NextNav’s nearly 20-year track record of developing and deploying ground-based 3D PNT technologies and networks,” said Deepak Joseph, NextNav’s Vice President of Product Management. “By combining 5G PNT capabilities with low-band spectrum and embedding NextNav’s solution into cellular infrastructure, the company can deliver GPS-like positioning and timing accuracy with 5G PRS signals. Further, by incorporating NextNav’s proven Z-axis technology we can deliver floor-level vertical accuracy.”

Mr. Deshpande will present an in-depth summary of the testing and accompanying results at ION GNSS+ 2026, in Orlando, FL, the world's largest technical meeting and showcase of GNSS technology, products and services. The presentation is on Thursday, September 17 in the session “Fielding Alternative Technologies in GNSS-Denied Environments.”

About NextNav

NextNav Inc. (Nasdaq: NN) is a leader in next-generation 3D Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions. As the nation’s largest license holder in a spectrum band expressly designated for terrestrial positioning services, NextNav is uniquely positioned to enable a widescale terrestrial complement and backup to GPS. Leveraging licensed low-band spectrum and the global 5G ecosystem, NextNav is focused on delivering an accurate, reliable, and resilient 3D PNT solution to protect national security, public safety, and the economy. Learn more at www.nextnav.com.

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These forward‑looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the following factors: difficulties, delays, or unforeseen challenges in the development, deployment, operation, or integration of NextNav’s network, assets, software, or other technologies, including its next‑generation terrestrial 3D PNT technology; adverse regulatory developments, including action or inaction by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) or other federal or state governmental authorities affecting spectrum allocation, location‑based services, the use of licensed spectrum, or E911 or related requirements; the outcome and timing of NextNav’s pending petition for rulemaking before the FCC and the possibility that the FCC may not issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”), may delay or decline to adopt a subsequent report and order (“R&O”), or may adopt rules that differ materially from those sought by NextNav; and NextNav’s ability to execute its business plan, including entering into and maintaining strategic partnerships, managing growth, and achieving or sustaining profitability.

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