NextNav NN 0.00%↑ on Monday conducted a demonstration showing that its proposed 5G-powered positioning, navigation and timing network can coexist with RFID systems in the lower 900 MHz band without causing operational disruption.
Engineers tested a live 5G base station...
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BAE Systems Begins Production of NavGuide GPS Receiver
BAE Systems has begun production and initial deliveries of its NavGuide GPS receiver, a...
Broken program cancelled after years of cost overruns, testing problems...
The U.S. Space Force has terminated its Next-Generation Operational Control System (OCX) program after costs reached about $6.27 billion and the system failed to meet requirements following years of delays...
Amazon’s AMZN 0.00%↑ recent purchase of satellite operator Globalstar GSAT 0.00%↑, in a deal valued at $11.6 billion, allowed the company to gain advanced low-Earth orbit positioning and emergency location services that will strengthen its expanding Amazon Leo satellite...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Space Force unveiled a long-term vision for its future force structure that places renewed emphasis on strengthening GPS capabilities in contested environments, as part of its “Objective Force 2040” plan announced at the...
Dutch mapping company TomTom reported a sharp increase in first-quarter operating profit, driven by cost reductions and efficiency gains following a recent restructuring, even as revenue declined. The company said operating profit rose to €13.8 million from €5.7 million...
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HERE Technologies Releases 2025 Sustainability Report.
HERE Technologies has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing progress across environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities and...
The OCX program continues to be an $8 billion industry cautionary tale...
The U.S. Space Force on April 8 awarded Lockheed Martin LMT -0.54%↓ a $105 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide launch and on-orbit test support for the next-generation GPS IIIF satellites through March 2030, using the existing...
Waterloo, Ontario-based Mappedin has announced it raised $24.5 million in growth equity financing led by Edison Partners, with participation from Betatron Venture Group.
The company says new funding will accelerate expansion of Mappedin’s spatial technology platform from individual buildings toward city-scale indoor...
Geotab and Hyundai Motor Co. launched a native telematics integration in Europe that allows fleets to access vehicle data directly from factory-embedded systems without additional hardware, with a particular emphasis on high-resolution GPS tracking.
The solution transmits near real-time GPS data every...
