Comtech Acknowledges "Unsolicited" Proposal
Acacia Research Corp. has made an offer to acquire location services provider Comtech Telecommunications Corp. for an estimated $790 million, according to published reports.
The Reuters news article, said that “Comtech faces pressure from one of its shareholders, Outerbridge Capital...
NextNav and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Spartacus Acquisition Corp. have completed their previously announced “business combination.” The combined company will operate as NextNav Inc., with its stock now trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols, NN and NNAVW, respectively.
NextNav says as much...
Three companies have announced plans to develop GNSS augmentation systems for Japan, the United States and Europe. SoftBank, ALES and Thalwil, Switzerland-based u‑blox have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on GNSS augmentation services for global markets.
Japan’s ichimill GNSS augmentation service is provided...
C.J. Driscoll & Associates has released the 2021-22 U.S. Mobile Resource Management Systems Market Study that says approximately 18.0 million GPS/wireless devices are used to manage fleet vehicles, trailers, construction equipment, and field service workers. By 2024, the market will expand to...
Digital workflow company ServiceNow recently closed the acquisition of France-based Mapwize, an indoor mapping and wayfinding company. Financial details were not disclosed.
ServiceNow plans to provide indoor mapping capabilities for employees as they reserve reserve seats, conference rooms, workspaces and workplace resources,...
This year’s Mobile World Congress Los Angeles had most of the carriers and manufacturers in attendance—and many companies in the location ecosystem. However, because of the worldwide pandemic, attendance was down, said several executives.
Despite attendance issues, some companies used the event...
Autonomous race cars reach high speeds, but competition highlights challenges of GPS outages in demanding environment
In a celebrated test two years in the making, Technical University of Munich (TUM) beat out eight other teams from 21 universities to win a $1...
By Brian Salisbury and Michael B. Mathews
Wirelessly connected people and devices are fundamentally changing the way we communicate and manage information in the Business enterprise. Once limited to devices like the smartphone, wireless connectivity is fast becoming a popular...
Technology Allows First Responders to Determine Vertical Location of an Emergency Caller Indoors
NextNav has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to integrate the company’s Pinnacle 911 z-axis software and network-based services. Pinnacle 911 z-axis software will be used in the Qualcomm Location Suite to allow device and OEM...
TomTom and Precisely Partnering on Location Intelligence (Photo: Precisely).
Citing a worldwide chip shortage that could go well into 2022, TomTom reported a higher than expected quarterly loss. The Dutch digital mapmaker cited automaker’s halts in production, on top of the...
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