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FrontierSI Releases LEO PNT State of the Market Report
FrontierSI has released its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) 2024 State of the Market Report. This report provides a comprehensive snapshot of the emerging LEO PNT market, showcasing its transformative potential in satellite navigation, the challenges it addresses, and the key players shaping its evolution, the company said.
Key insights from the report, which is the first in a series of annual reports, include:
- Industry impacts: How LEO PNT addresses GNSS vulnerabilities, offering more robust and accurate navigation solutions.
- Government and regulatory challenges: The rise of commercial PNT players necessitates collaboration to address interoperability, spectrum management, and governance issues.
- Business innovation opportunities: Critical sectors such as logistics and autonomous systems stand to benefit from assured and precise PNT services.
- Investment potential: The nascent stage of the LEO PNT market presents opportunities for investors to identify game-changing technologies and key players.
Contact: Eldar Rubinov, FrontierSI, erubinov@frontiersi.com.au, www.frontiersi.com.au.
Semtech’s HL7900 5G LPWA Module Certified by U.S. Carriers
Semtech SMTC 0.10%↑ has announced the certification of the HL7900 Global 5G LPWA module by three U.S. carriers, AT&T T 1.26%↑, T-Mobile TMUS -1.40%↓, and Verizon VZ 0.77%↑ and KDDI in Japan. The module has also achieved global regulatory certifications from such entities as the FCC, the company said.
The HL7900, powered by Sony’s Altair ALT1350 chipset, is tailored to IoT applications with low-power consumption and extended coverage needs. An integrated GNSS receiver and optional Wi-Fi scanning provides indoor and outdoor tracking for applications such as asset management and urban navigation, the company said.
Contact: Michelle Lozada, Semtech, pr@semtech.com.
Adant and Truesense Partner
Smart antenna technology and RTLS systems provider Adant, and Truesense have partnered to offer modules and RF technologies for the UWB ecosystem. Adant’s smart antenna systems with Truesense’s TSRR250 module, integrating radar and ranging functionalities, will be offered in a single module, the companies say. Some markets and applications for the modules include breathing and apnea monitoring, fall detection, tracking and behavior analysis.
Contact: Truesense, www.truesense.it.
Incognia Launches Indoor Positioning Fraud Detection Feature
Incognia has launched an Environment Linked to Fraud (ELF) detection feature that prevents recurring fraud, the company said. ELF flags devices as risky if they have been associated with indoor positioning signals previously linked to confirmed fraud, the company said.
ELF provides a layer of fraud detection that links devices based on shared indoor positioning signals, ensuring that fraudsters cannot hide behind new devices or system resets any longer, the company said. Incognia, with a new partnership with Grubhub, allows companies to increase order profitability and decrease customer service costs, the company said.
Contact: Incognia, www.incognia.com.
Garmin Rolls Out Instinct 3 Series Smartwatch
Garmin GRMN -0.25%↓ has announced the Instinct 3 Series smartwatches, which features 24 days on a single charge in smartwatch mode while the solar charging models can get unlimited battery life. The smartwatches feature multi-band GPS with SatIQ.
The smartwatches also have TracBack routing that helps provide a route back to the starting point as well as reference points of known spots relative to that location.
Contact: Stephanie Kelner, Garmin, (913) 397-8200, media.relations@garmin.com.
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New Teletrac Navman Asset Trackers Feature One-Time Install and Indoor Tracking
Teletrac Navman, a Vontier company, has launched one-time install devices that include indoor tracking capability for real-time location visibility. The asset trackers, designed for indoor and outdoor equipment, offer a ten-year battery life, the company said.
Indoor tracking allows warehouse asset management, construction equipment, and other high-value asset monitoring. The units include a theft recovery mode that can be activated to help locate and recover stolen assets.
Contact: Teletrac Navman, 0161 302 0206, Teletracnavman@carouselpr.com, www.teletracnavman.com.
3D Mapping Capability: Strutt EV Launches at CES
Singapore-based Strutt has launched Strutt EV. Launched at CES this month, the personal mobility vehicle uses 3D sensor array and smart algorithms to create a real-time map of the user’s environment.
Strutt EV combines smart navigation with user-friendly design, enabling the vehicle to adapt to an individual’s environment, the company said. The system includes an intelligent drive-assist platform called Co-Pilot, an intelligent drive-assist system. The 3D mapping and rear-view camera features help increase spatial awareness when needed, the company said.
Contact: Jordan Bieber, for Strutt, jordan.bieber@havasred.com.
CMT Now Telematics Partner of Team Brady
Team Brady has named Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) Official Telematics Partner for Season 2 of the UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric race boat series. Team Brady will use CMT’s AI mobility platform, DriveWell Fusion, both on and off the water. Team Brady will be able to use the DriveWell mobile app, which leverages sensor data and machine learning to identify driving behaviors, to measure pilot performance metrics, the company said.
Team Brady, owned by former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, will compete in Season 2 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and such other locations as Miami, Qatar and Italy’s Lake Como.
Contact: Lisa Marie Pascuccio, CMT, lpascuccio@cmtelematics.com, www.cmtelematics.com.
People
- John Deselem was named vice president, mining technology development at Caterpillar.
- Aurora has named outgoing Federal Highway Administration head Shailen Bhatt to its board of directors.
- Brandon Nixon is retiring as CEO and chairman of Lytx. Nixon has been at the company for the past 17 years, most of that time as CEO.
- Xona Space Systems has appointmented of Jonathan “Jay” Wakenshaw as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.
- Frank Hirschenberger was named vice president and GM, OEM engineering at SiriusXM.
- Jean-Pierre Akouri was named vice president of sales, enterprise and mid-market at GPS Insight.
- Suman Sehra was named co-chair, V2X/Connected Transportation Committee at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
- Stokes Warren has been named director of enterprise sales at Azuga, Inc.
- Daniel Dubief was named chief field engineer at Taoglas.
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