BDS multi-frequency PPP ambiguity resolution with new B2a/B2b/B2a + b signals and legacy B1I/B3I signals

As of December 2019, the core constellation of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System with global coverage (BDS-3) has been fully deployed with 24 MEO, 3 IGSO and 1 GEO satellites. In addition to the legacy B1I and B3I signals, BDS-3 satellites are capable of transmitting several new navigation signals, including B1C, B2a, B2b and B2a + b. The multi-frequency signals of BDS-3 bring new opportunities for fast ambiguity resolution (AR) of BDS precise point positioning (PPP). In this contribution, the BDS five-frequency PPP AR method was developed and the benefits of BDS-3 multi-frequency signals for precise positioning were investigated. The multi-frequency uncalibrated phase delay (UPD) products were estimated firstly using observations from 222 Multi-GNSS Experiment stations. The extra-wide-lane, wide-lane and narrow-lane UPDs of BDS-3 exhibit high stability with standard deviations less than 0.1 cycle. With the derived UPD products, five-frequency PPP AR was conducted at 12 static stations and a moving vehicle. The time to first fix of BDS PPP AR was shortened to 25.5 min with multi-frequency observations, showing improvement of 25.4% when compared to dual-frequency PPP AR. Moreover, instantaneous PPP wide-lane ambiguity resolution (WAR) can be achieved with success rate of over 90%. A fast decimeter-level accuracy can be achieved for BDS five-frequency PPP WAR with positioning accuracy improved by 68%-82% compared to PPP float solutions. The vehicle-borne experiment further demonstrates that BDS PPP WAR is potential to maintain decimeter-level positioning accuracy even in a complex environment.