NorthStandard has agreed a partnership with SGM Technology to make the PntGuard™ platform available to its Members on preferential terms, the industry press reported on 23 September 2026.
The arrangement is intended to help shipping companies address incidents of global navigation satellite system jamming and spoofing by providing a tool to verify positional signals. The report states Members will be offered access to the platform with a discount on subscription costs.
PntGuard is described in the announcement as a platform that authenticates ship position signals in real time. The technology is positioned by the vendors as a defensive measure against deliberate or accidental interference with GNSS-derived navigation and timing data.
Under the agreement, NorthStandard Members are entitled to a 15% reduction on access to PntGuard. The discount is presented as a preferential commercial term negotiated through the partnership with SGM Technology.
Sources published the item on 23 September 2026 and identified the collaboration between NorthStandard and SGM Technology as the source of the offer to Members.
What the platform does
According to the reporting, PntGuard performs authentication of received position signals to establish whether a ship’s GNSS-derived fixes are reliable at the time they are received. The platform operates in real time, enabling operators to detect discrepancies as they occur rather than retrospectively.
It is made available by SGM Technology and will be offered to NorthStandard Members under the partner terms set out in the announcement. The aim, as framed in the report, is to reduce operational risk from compromised position data.
Membership terms and practical effect
The published note specifies a 15% discount for NorthStandard Members seeking access to PntGuard. No further commercial details or implementation schedules were provided in the report.
NorthStandard and SGM Technology are the two named parties to the agreement in the report; no additional partners or vessel names were specified. The announcement as reported focuses on the availability of the authentication service to Member organisations rather than individual case studies or deployments.
The move reflects growing industry attention to the vulnerability of GNSS signals and the need for solutions that can confirm the integrity of navigation data. The partnership provides Members a negotiated route to one such solution without implying wider endorsement or mandating uptake.
For readers requiring further detail on pricing, technical integration or timelines, the original report by reports on 23 September 2026 should be consulted for the full announcement details.