TRX Systems Grabs $402 Million Army Contract

Earlier this month, TRX Systems  was awarded a seven-year, $402 million contract by the U.S. Army for the procurement of Dismounted Assured Positioning, Navigation,...


NextNav Files FCC Petition to Reconfigure 900 MHz Band for GPS...

Company wants to offer complimentary terrestrial PNT service... NextNav NN 0.99%↑ filed a petition this week with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconfigure the 900 MHz band for a terrestrial...

TomTom Posts Operating Loss as Auto Sales Slow

Citing slow car sales in Europe and North America, TomTom  reported a wider-than-expected loss in the first quarter. "In the first quarter of 2024, revenue was comparable to...

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AirIQ, KORE Wireless Canada Partner for M2M Connectivity AirIQ has announced has signed an agreement with KORE Wireless Canada for wireless M2M connectivity throughout North America and Europe....


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NextNav Files FCC Petition to Reconfigure 900 MHz Band for GPS Backup and 5G...

Company wants to offer complimentary terrestrial PNT service... NextNav NN 0.99%↑ filed a petition this week with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconfigure the 900 MHz band for a terrestrial...

Overture Maps Foundation Releases Beta of Its First Open Map Dataset

Overture Maps Foundation has announced the beta release of its global open map dataset.  Developers can begin beta tests using Overture’s data and schema for...

China’s Beidou Is Way Ahead of GPS, but Does It Matter?

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—While panelists at the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium last week acknowledged that China’s Beidou satellite navigation constellation has more satellites, including low-Earth orbit (LEO) augmentation systems, the...

Google Launches Find My Device Network

In an anticipated announcement, Google GOOG -0.94%↓ this week launched its Find My Device network on Android devices, starting in the United States and Canada. Google, which is competing with the Apple AAPL 0.76%↑ AirTag, said that...

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Topcon Will Integrate GNSS Into Solutions From Bentley Systems and Worldsensing Topcon Positioning Systems has announced strategic agreements with Bentley Systems and Worldsensing to integrate its GNSS technology into the...


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TomTom Posts Operating Loss as Auto Sales Slow

Citing slow car sales in Europe and North America, TomTom  reported a wider-than-expected loss in the first quarter. "In the first quarter of 2024, revenue was comparable to...

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