The government of Australia has awarded Lockheed Martin LMT 0.22%↑ a $1.18 billion contract to establish the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN). The system, expected to be fully operational by 2028, will be provided as a service for 19 years with an option to extend, the company...
Hexagon AB has announced that its Autonomy & Positioning division will be led by Maria Luthström, who has worked at the company for seven years, most recently as head of sustainability and investor relations. Luthström will take over from Michael Ritter, who has served as the division’s...
India is pushing companies to make smartphones compatible with NavIC...within months.
India is pressuring tech companies to make their smartphones compatible with its Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, or NavIC. Such companies as Apple AAPL -2.82%↓ , Samsung and Xiaomi are worried that the changes will increase costs...
LAS VEGAS—Telit explained its expanding presence in the telecom industry through recent acquisitions and how connectivity plays a role in IoT market growth here at this week’s Mobile World Congress Americas.
In August, Thales merged its IoT module business into Telit to form Telit...
LAS VEGAS—The Mobile World Congress Americas conference here highlighted connectivity solutions and even several location product introductions. Quectel Wireless Solutions released its new SC680A smart module that features LTE Cat 6, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.0.
Quectel’s new SC680A-XX module (Image: Quectel).
The company said the module...
Two programs offer the industry opportunities for vehicle and safety programs
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it will make $160 million available annually over the next five years through two programs that concentrate on smart transportation technology.
The first program,...
Polte Corp. has abruptly closed up shop and is selling off its assets, according to its website. The Dallas-based provider of Cloud Location over Cellular (C-LoC) technology said it will discontinue all services.
Company CEO Ed Chao said he didn’t have anything...
Smart technology programs that concentrated on safety were highlighted at this week’s ITS World Congress in Los Angeles. Ford F -2.11%↓ demonstrated a new smartphone-based communications technology that seeks to warn drivers of pedestrians, bicyclists and other obstacles.
A smartphone app, running on a pedestrian’s...
DENVER—While known as a technical meeting, the Institute of Navigation’s ION GNSS 2022 here had several companies demonstrating new technology and products.
In a presentation, Joshua Morales, StarNav co-founder and CEO, said that both ground autonomous vehicles and unmanned aviation systems are proliferating worldwide—with...
Vodafone NZ has partnered with GPS tracking company Digital Matter to offer IoT asset tracking solutions for New Zealand businesses. As part of the deal, Vodafone NZ has bundled several of Digital Matter’s battery-powered IoT asset tracking devices and software directly with...
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