To create a large fleet management entity, Powerfleet AIOT 2.20%↑ has acquired Fleet Complete in a $200 million deal. With 2.6 million combined subscribers, and forecasted combined revenue of more than $400 million, Powerfleet believes it will a leading provider of fleet, asset and mobile workforce...
At our deadline, Topcon Positioning Systems and u-blox said they are partnering to “create one of the world’s largest high-precision GNSS positioning service offers for the mass market,” the companies said. The companies will address the automotive, industrial, robotics, construction, agriculture, mobility and...
TrustPoint Joins GPS Innovation Alliance
The GPS Innovation Alliance announced that TrustPoint as the newest member of the organization. TrustPoint joins Deere & Company, Garmin, Trimble, Apple, and Lockheed Martin as well as the national organizations who are part of GPSIA’s affiliates program. TrustPoint will further bolster the Alliance’s goal...
GPS III Satellite (Lockheed Martin).
$7.6 billion OCX still not ready to go...
A U.S. Government Accountability Office report, released this week, says that military GPS space segment programs, the ground control system and user equipment initiatives face delays because of bureaucratic,...
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has partnered with UK-based IoT giant Wireless Logic to integrate Wireless Logic’s Conexa network into select u-blox cellular modules. The integration allows businesses and developers to offer connectivity solutions for automotive, industrial, healthcare, and smart cities.
The deal allows companies to deploy IoT...
Viasat V 0.21%↑ SAT has received a five-year contract from the Defense Information Services Agency, potentially worth $153 million, to provide network services and support for the U.S. Army’s Blue Force Tracker (BFT) program. The contract calls for a base year with four one-year option...
OneWeb Technologies Introduces Packaged PNT Solution
OneWeb Technologies has announced the commercial availability of its Astra solution that allows LEO SATCOM connectivity and performance when GNSS signals are unavailable or compromised. Astra consists of a software-defined outdoor receiver with access to A-PNT broadcast...
PP-Solution and Swift Navigation Partner
Swift Navigation has announced that GNSS manufacturer PP-Solution has integrated Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service into their receivers. The companies say they hope to streamline the development of new products in such industries as logistics, robotics, drones, and autonomous driving.
Swift...
Verizon VZ -0.51%↓ has partnered with Skylo Technologies for an emergency messaging and location-sharing service on select Google Pixel and Samsung phones this fall. Next year, Verizon said it would offer text via satellite for select devices.
In addition to Verizon, Apple AAPL 1.93%↑ rolled out Emergency SOS in 2022 with its iPhone 14. Apple, with iOS 18,...
The deal sparks company stock growth by 200 percent
Strengthening its industrial IoT portfolio, Qualcomm QCOM 0.00%↑ last week purchased Sequans’ SQNS 0.00%↑ 4G IoT for $200 million. The deal’s terms call for France-based Sequans to receive $185 million in...
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