Wireless communications and navigation have different constraints to
cope with. On the one hand, communication systems traditionally aim at high
spectral efficiency with specific requirements such as low latency and low power
consumption. On the other hand, navigation is usually based on the transmission of
known data signals at low data rates with fine synchronization capabilities for
efficient signal acquisition and tracking. The ICT project WHERE (Wireless Hybrid
Enhanced Mobile Radio Estimators) will focus on exploiting the positioning
information to enhance communications -and vice versa- within heterogeneous
and/or cooperative wireless systems. The paper gives an overview and outlines the
upcoming goals of the FP7-ICT project WHERE. The WHERE project is an ICT
STREP project involving 14 partners. It started in January 2008, for a duration of 30
months.
