July 14, 2006 7:20 AM PDT
Cornell cracks Galileo codes
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The Cornell researchers claim that breaking the codes, which use pseudorandom numbers, or PRNs, will give consumers free
July 14, 2006 7:20 AM PDT
Cornell cracks Galileo codes
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The Cornell researchers claim that breaking the codes, which use pseudorandom numbers, or PRNs, will give consumers free access to Giove-A, raising questions as to whether the project will be economically viable.
Giove-A is a prototype for satellites that will compose Galileo, a joint venture of the European Union, the European Space Agency and private investors. The complete network, costing an estimated 2.2 billion pounds ($4 billion), is designed to by 2010 consist of 30 satellites. Its cost could potentially be recouped through the sale of PRN codes to subscribers.
However, the European Commission has dismissed Cornell's claims, saying the code broken by the team is a prototype and that the final code will be different.
The data stream that was intercepted had been broadcast over a wide range o