A widespread Google Maps outage on September 11, 2025, left millions of users unable to access navigation and location services on mobile devices for several hours. The disruption began around 1 p.m. Pacific Time and primarily affected Android and iOS users, with many reporting error...
Raytheon UK to Supply Landshield Antennas for CV90 Vehicles to Boost GPS Resilience
Raytheon UK has secured a contract with BAE Systems to deliver its Landshield Plus anti-jam GPS antennas for use on CV90 infantry fighting vehicles, with deliveries slated between 2025 and 2029. The integrated Landshield...
U.S. government has been mum about problems until now…
BALTIMORE—While GPS jamming has been in the news from the Ukraine War, Baltics, Middle East, and even portrayed in a well-publicized incident involving European Union President Ursula von der Leyen's plane, not much...
The Second Circuit this week upheld the Federal Communications Commission's $46.9 million fine against Verizon VZ 1.01%↑ for illegally sharing access to customer’s location information.
As Location Business News reported, A U.S. District Court also upheld a $92 million fine against T-Mobile TMUS 0.07%↑ for sharing customer location data without their consent. This...
BeWhere Holdings has received an order for 8,000 BeMini asset trackers with FirstNet connectivity, built in conjunction with AT&T T 0.65%↑. The compact, low-power devices are expected to be fully shipped by the end of 2025, bolstering BeWhere’s presence in mission-critical operations across North America.
The BeMini is...
BALTIMORE—While know as a technical meeting, this year’s ION GNSS 2025 featured 46 exhibitors and a few thousand attendees. While not the product introduction show as it was in the past, several industry companies displayed their newest offerings.
Xona Space Systems...
QinetiQ, Xona Demonstrate GPS Resilience with New LEO Satellite Signals
QinetiQ and Xona Space Systems have tested how signals from Xona’s Pulsar low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites can be used alongside existing GNSS signals to increase resistance to spoofing and jamming in difficult or congested environments....
Major GNSS chipmaker to go private…
Private equity firm Advent International, through its indirect subsidiary ZI Zenith, has launched a public tender offer to acquire Swiss positioning chipmaker u-blox for CHF 135 per share, valuing the deal at around $1.3 billion. The offer represents...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed two contracts totaling approximately $1.7 billion to develop the first batch of the Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites. Acting on behalf of the European Commission, ESA awarded the contracts to Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence & Space following a competitive...
A U.S. District Court has upheld a $92 million fine against T-Mobile TMUS -1.84%↓ for allegedly sharing customer location data without their consent. This ruling follows a 2024 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision that found T-Mobile and Sprint violated privacy laws by selling real-time geolocation information...
