China’s satellite navigation industry continues to expand, with the total output value of the sector reaching $91.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2025—an increase of 9.24 percent year on year, according to a white paper released on Monday.
The white paper,...
Pointr has acquired the indoor navigation portfolio of Purple Maps, bolstering its position in the hospital wayfinding market. The deal, of which financial details were not disclosed, was signed in the first quarter with full closure expected this summer.
The...
HERE Technologies has been ranked the overall leader in Counterpoint Research’s 2026 Location Platform Effectiveness Index for the ninth consecutive year, solidifying its position as a pacesetter in the mapping and location intelligence industry.
The report evaluated 25 companies, including...
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TrustPoint Wins Space Force Contract for GPS-Independent Navigation Demonstration
TrustPoint said it has secured a $4 million contract from the U.S. Space...
A broad coalition of aviation, satellite and technology groups is pressing the White House and Congress to block Ligado Networks’ new partnership with AST SpaceMobile and reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s 2020 approval of the company’s controversial terrestrial network...
Fleet tracking pioneer embracing AI across fleet telematics product line...
Vontier Corporation announced Wednesday it has reached a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in its global telematics and asset management business Teletrac Navman to private equity firm Respida...
HERE Technologies recently announced a series of strategic agreements at Auto China 2026 in Beijing, headlined by a new collaboration with Baidu Maps to provide advanced navigation and intelligent driving solutions for global automakers.
The memorandum of understanding between HERE...
Anello Photonics said it has secured an additional $25 million in Series B-2 funding to accelerate production of its GPS-denied navigation systems, as demand grows for resilient positioning technologies in contested environments. The company develops silicon photonics–based optical gyroscopes...
Geotab has announced that Polestar PSNY 0.00%↑ vehicles are now integrated into its OEM telematics network, allowing commercial fleet operators in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific to access near real-time vehicle data directly in the MyGeotab platform without installing...
NextNav NN 0.00%↑ on Monday conducted a demonstration showing that its proposed 5G-powered positioning, navigation and timing network can coexist with RFID systems in the lower 900 MHz band without causing operational disruption.
Engineers tested a live 5G base station...
