Tag: GPS
Facebook Selects u-blox GNSS Receiver
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...
$3.5 Billion Korean Positioning Service on Track for 2027 Launch
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...
Xona Space Systems Receives $8 Million Funding for LEO PNT Satellite...
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...
New Apple 3D Maps Rolled Out in Four Cities
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...
Keysight and Orolia Partner for 5G LBS Based On GNSS Technology
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...
Qualcomm Enhances Location Suite to Meet FCC Regulations
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...
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...
NextNav Integrates Pinnacle Into Atlas: Earth Game
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...
Could a GPS 9/11 Happen?
(Photo: Lockheed Martin)
More industry experts are calling for backups to the Global Positioning System as the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks recently...
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,...