Tag: fleet tracking
Geotab Partners With Free2Move for Telematics Product
Geotab has announced a partnership with Free2move, to deliver a telematics product for Stellantis brand vehicles in North America, including Ram, Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler. Free2move, the...
Moody’s Says Solera’s Acquisition of Spireon Totals $737.5 Million
Moody's Investors Service says Polaris Newco's (dba Solera) financial ratings are unchanged following a recently announced acquisition of Spireon for an estimated $737.5 million. Last week, Location Business News reported that the financial...
Connected and Autonomous Technologies Featured at ITS America Annual Meeting
This week’s ITS America’s Annual Meeting in Charlotte, N.C., featured a number of private companies exhibiting connected and autonomous vehicle solutions that were predominately tailored...
Family Locator Life360 Buying Tile for $205 Million
Company Competing With Apple in Personal Tracking Market
Family locator Life360 has announced that it plans to acquire tagging and tracking company Tile for $205 million in a deal...
Qualcomm Outlines Marketing Strategy: 5G, Automotive, Huge for Chipmaker
While not directly talking about location technology, Qualcomm president and CEO Cristiano Amon said, at a company investor’s meeting, that car companies are becoming tech companies that...
CalAmp Anticipates Supply Chain Problems, Quarterly Loss
CalAmp says supply chain shortages will lower the company’s “shipment expectations” for the second half of the year, causing a quarterly loss.
Jeff Gardner, CalAmp's...
C.J. Driscoll Releases New U.S. Mobile Resource Management Systems Market Report
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...
What’s Going on With Two Location Trade Shows in One Week?
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...
ORBCOMM Announces Completion of Acquisition by GI Partners…Now A Private Company
IoT company ORBCOMM Inc. has announced the completion of its acquisition by investment management firm GI Partners for $1.1 billion, including net debt.
The provisions of the deal,...
Wipro and HERE Partner To Provide Location-Based Services
HERE and Wipro Agree to Offer LBS Globally (Image: HERE Technologies)
Wipro Limited and HERE Technologies are partnering to offer location-based services to energy, utility, transport and...