CNH Completes Purchase of Hemisphere GNSS
CNH Industrial C -2.03%↓ NHI has completed its purchase of Hemisphere GNSS for $175 million. The acquisition, announced on March 30, 2023, strengthens CNH’s in-house precision, automation and autonomy technology for the agriculture and construction industries. Last year, CNH Industrial, which purchased U.S-based Raven for $2.1 billion in 2021, separated its truck and bus unit, Iveco Group, to focus on machinery and construction equipment, according to Reuters.
Contact: CNH Industrial, www. www.cnhindustrial.com.
U-blox Reaches 25 Million LTE-M Module Sales
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox [UBXN] has announced that it has sold 25 million LTE-M cellular modules. The first u-blox LTE-M module, the u-blox SARA-R4, was announced in 2016.
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The company’s LTE-M modules are marketed to developers in the aftermarket telematics, connected healthcare and asset tracking markets. “LTE-M was the first 4G technology optimized to meet power consumption, performance, and cost requirements for many important industrial IoT applications,” says Stephan Zizala, u-blox CEO, in a statement.
Contact: Natacha Seitz, u-blox, 41 76 436 0788, natacha.seitz@u-blox.com, www.u-blox.com.
Septentrio Announces Open-Source Projects
Septentrio has announced two open-source hardware projects available to integrators of satellite-based positioning. The first project, mosaicBus, is a reference design of a board compatible with mikroBUS. The second project, called mosaicAlto, is a carrier board embedding the mosaic-X5 or mosaic-H GNSS receivers, which transforms Arduino Pro “Portenta” into a single-board computer with a GPS/GNSS receiver, the company said.
Contact: Septentrio, www.septentrio.com.
Pedigree Technologies Rolls Out Smart Trailer Applications
Pedigree Technologies has introduced smart trailer applications that leverage Bluetooth sensors and solar-powered GPS gateways for fleet managers. Trailers equipped with these solutions transmit data to the cloud, which is then relayed to the OneView platform, the company said.
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The new solution allows fleet managers to track the location of their trailers. Sensors placed within and around the trailer provide a continuous stream of fleet information, the company said.
Contact: Jessica Slyter, Pedigree Technologies, jessica.slyter@pedigreetechnologies.com.
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Garmin Introduces Chartplotter Series
Garmin GRMN -0.34%↓ has announced the ECHOMAP Ultra 2 chartplotter series designed with advanced features for inland and nearshore anglers, the company said. The products offer 10- or 12-inch sunlight-readable touchscreen with keyed assist, they put UHD scanning sonar and preloaded Garmin Navionics+ mapping, the company said.
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The charts include multi-band GPS technology with 10Hz updates to provide improved position accuracy for fishers along bluffs or in coves with tree cover.
Contact: Carly Hysell, (913) 397-8200, media.relations@garmin.com, www.garmin.com.
GeoComm Partners With RapidSOS
GeoComm’s Vertical Location Services will power a RapidSOS Floor Estimator feature for 9-1-1 calls from Android-based devices. The feature allows RapidSOS customers to convert raw z-axis position measurements into a dispatchable location, the company said. When a 9-1-1 call is received at an Emergency Call emergency call takers are able to view z-axis location information in an actionable format, the company said.
Contact: Susan Becker, GeoComm, (320) 381-2169, sbecker@geocomm.com, www.geocomm.com.
Pasternack Launches IoT Antennas
Pasternack has launched its IoT multiband combination antennas that are designed for vehicles, fleets and pivotal base stations. The antennas feature 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi and GPS bands within a singular radome.
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The antennas offer dedicated connectivity ports for 4G/5G, Wi-Fi, and GPS. Their GPS/GNSS component, enhanced with LNA and amplified by a 26 dB gain, offers navigation and tracking precision, the company said.
Contact: Peter McNeil, Pasternack, (978) 682-6936.
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