European satellite network will deliver

Businesses, public services and citizens from Thursday to use the opportunities of the European navigation network Galileo.

Emergency services can to rescue and other emergency situations and make free use of authorities provides opportunities for encryption. The very accurately delivers the precise time. Thursday the system goes live. The European Commission called on entrepreneurs to develop innovative services on Wednesday.

Of the final thirty Galileo satellites now eighteen hang on more than 22 000 km from Earth. The EU network over time can provide an alternative to the American GPS network. Galileo is expected to be fully operational in 2020.