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Hi,
I’m writing a blog for a bank and I need a quote from an ATM expert. Would you be able to help? The catch is I need it by tomorrow, 18th July! If you can, I’d like a comment on whether all ATMs are dependent on GPS systems, and if so, what happens when the satellite fails. Or something on the future of ATMs.
Regards,
Linda Apps
Hi Linda,
All ATM Machines are not dependent on GPS systems. ATM Machines communicate with the processing networks several ways using standard telecommunication methods (some of them still use a standard telephone line) including dial up, DSL, Ethernet (via an ISP), or even cellular communications. Some of the ATM’s in banks may even use a T1, T3, Fiber Optic, or Ethernet over copper. GPS systems were not designed as a method of two way communication so ATM’s typically don’t use them. When a GPS system is used for other methods they use many satellites to triangulate the position. If one satellite were to fail during GPS usage II’m fairly certain it would not have a significant effect on the system. Hope that helps you.