Phantom Space Corporation has signed an agreement with IoT provider Ingenu to build and launch a 72-satellite constellation called AFNIO that would provide smart city and asset tracking capability.
Ingenu will host their Random Phase Multiple Access (RPMA) IIot payloads on the satellites...
NextNav and Satelles have partnered on an alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) testbed in the San Francisco Bay Area. The testbed, which is designed and managed by NextNav with a timing source from Satelles, will create PNT testing scenarios and conditions...
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has announced that Facebook has chosen its ZED-F9T GNSS receiver module for their timekeeping product. Facebook’s Time Card, by improving synchronization of network computers, can speed up performance of data centers and distributed databases, the company said.
Facebook Selects u-blox GNSS Receiver...
New Satellite Navigation Service Could Create 60,000 Jobs
While South Korea’s Korean Positioning System (KPS) has been planned for years, recent press and government announcements signal that the local satellite navigation constellation will soon be a reality.
The KPS project, estimated to cost...
San Mateo, Calif.-based Xona Space Systems has raised $8 million for its proposed independent LEO satellite navigation services. The new funding round, led by Seraphim Space Investment Trust and MaC Venture Capital, will support Xona’s first orbital mission, scheduled for mid-2022, the company...
Enhanced 3D Apple Maps, in the new iOS 15 operating system, are now available in London, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. The new enhancements include a 3D driving view with road details that help users identify turn lanes,...
Keysight Technologies has partnered with Orolia to offer 5G location-based services (LBS) based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technologies. The companies’ partnership allows Keysight to extend its test product portfolio with advanced GNSS (A-GNSS) functionality, the company said.
Keysight’s LBS ...
Qualcomm Enhances Location Suite to Meet FCC Regulations
Qualcomm , saying it was complying with FCC E-911 regs, has enhanced its Qualcomm Location Suit to integrate the company’s Snapdragon Mobile Platforms and Snapdragon Modem-RF Systems to support emergency location services.
Qualcomm Recently Updated Location Suite (Image:...
ION GNSS and INTERGEO Clash For Attendees...
We don’t usually run an opinion piece as our lead story in Location Business News. However, this week two location conferences were held at the same time, which forced companies to make hard decisions...
NextNav said its vertical location service, Pinnacle, has been integrated into Atlas Reality’s Atlas: Earth game, which launches Oct. 18. Pinnacle’s 3D geolocation capabilities will Atlas: Earth “to deliver a gaming experience built around the real environments of users, especially in densely populated...