First commercial devices supporting NavIC L1 Available in 2025…
Qualcomm Technologies $QCOM this week announced its support for the recently launched L1 signals of India’s Navigation and Indian Constellation (NavIC) in select chipset platforms.
The company, which is working with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO),...
HERE Technologies came out as the top provider in Omdia’s 2023 Location Platform Index. The index evaluates major digital mapping and location technology vendors including HERE, Google $GOOG, TomTom , Mapbox, Esri, Apple $AAPL and Microsoft $MSFT.
The report gave kudos to HERE’s electric vehicle (EV) efforts. The HERE EV Charge Points product includes data on...
Taoglas has played a pivotal role in the launch of Ireland’s first satellite, Educational Irish Research Satellite 1 (EIRSAT-1). Developed at University College Dublin (UCD), with the support of the European Space Agency's Education Program, EIRSAT-1 launched this month aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
As part of the...
Nearmap Acquires Betterview
Nearmap has acquired Betterview, a property intelligence and risk management platform in the insurance industry. The acquisition will “reinforce the company’s position as a leading source of imagery intelligence, data and solutions,” Nearmap said. The companies will offer solutions...
Middle East GPS spoofing seems to have an epicenter...
The source of massive GPS spoofing signals has been traced outside of Iran’s capitol city, Tehran, according to published reports. A University of Texas student was responsible for the discovery using equipment on the International...
Google Maps’ new color palette has users comparing it to Apple AAPL 0.07%↑ and a number of other competitors. While users first noticed the change in colors back in September, according to published reports, it looks like the company has made the color scheme...
Runway Growth Capital has announced a $50 million debt commitment to Linxup, a St. Louis-based GPS tracking, telematics and fleet management provider. Runway said it will refinance Linxup’s existing debt and provide additional working capital.
Linxup which used to be called Agilis Systems, offers vehicle...
NextNav Names Sorond as CEO
NextNav NN 0.00%↑ has announced the appointment of Mariam Sorond as its CEO. Sorond will also join NextNav’s board of directors. Ganesh Pattabiraman, NextNav’s co-founder and former CEO, stepped down to spend more time with his family, the company said. NextNav...
Company counts more than 700 partners in its worldwide ecosystem
Canada-based Geotab recently announced that it has surpassed 4 million worldwide subscriptions for its fleet telematics solutions. The company announced that it passed 3 million subscriptions just last year.
“Twenty-three years ago, we...
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has announced that the Chinese Supreme Court has ruled in its favor in a patent infringement claim filed by Techtotop Microelectronic Technology Co.
The company said that in July 2021 the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court had ruled that TTT had infringed on u-blox’s...
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