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Business Outlook: The Real Race in GNSS: to Be the Partner of Choice with GPS

Jul 1, 2009

As dependence upon GPS grows, so does the need for complementary or augmented solutions. In commercial aviation, the lack of integrity in GPS is addressed by systems such as the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), while mariners have developed their own differential network for similar assurances. The mobile market has developed network-assisted techniques to counter the slow time-to-first-fix, whilst on-board solutions such as map-matching enable seamless in-car navigation.

The Business: Broadcom Introduces PND on a Chip

Jul 1, 2009

Broadcom has released what it calls "the first PND on a chip," a new navigation processor and power management unit (PMU) designed for personal navigation devices (PNDs). The BCM4760 system-on-a-chip (SoC) includes a GPS baseband, radio frequency (RF) circuitry, low noise amplifier (LNA), and high-powered applications and graphics processors to drive 3D user interfaces.

The Business: LabSat Simulator Tests OEM GPS Devices

Jun 1, 2009

With the ability to record, replay, and simulate GPS RF data, Racelogic?s new LabSat is being marketed as a real-world testing solution for original equipment manufacture (OEM) of GPS devices. PLUS: Apisphere Unveils Out-of-the-Box Geocaching GPS; JAVAD GNSS Customers Now Track GPS L5 Signal; and Trimble GPS Mapping Solutions Receive EU Certification

The Business: Mileage-Based Road Tax Gets Pumped

May 1, 2009

A congressional commission is recommending using GPS to tax drivers based on distance traveled, instead of taxing the gas drivers buy. The method, already tested in Oregon, is also being considered by half a dozen states. PLUS: u-blox Announces Acquisition of Geotate; White Electronic Awarded $8.6M in Contracts; Trimble Introduces Tiny GPS Timing Receiver; more

The Business: Security Paramount, Strengthened by Location

Apr 1, 2009

Two new products, from Qascom in Italy and White Electronics in the United States, demonstrate ways to protect and secure sensitive data, augmenting other encryption and protection with location technology in scalable security solutions. PLUS: Broadcom, SiRF Top ABI's GPS Chip Vendor Ranking; Getac GPS Comes with Camera, Altimeter, E-Compass; more

The Impact of the Economic Stimulus Plan on the GPS Industry

Mar 4, 2009

The plan is in place. How will the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 affect our industry? Is it good news or bad?

The Business: SiRF, CSR to Merge; Kanwar Chadha's Perspective

Mar 1, 2009

SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., of San Jose, California, and CSR plc, formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio, headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, will merge in a stock-for-stock transaction to create a new company, which will automatically assume a competitive, leading position in global connectivity and location markets. Plus: Ericsson and STMicro Complete Mobile Merger; Honeywell T-Hawk Micro Vehicle Heads for U.K.; Epson, Infineon Develop Tiny Single-Chip Receiver; more

NavTeq Service Targets PNDs with Relevant Ads

Feb 1, 2009

Digital map provider NavTeq has rolled out its LocatoinPoint advertising service, which provides location-based targeting capabilities for marketers. Plus: MiTAC Completes Purchase of Magellan Consumer; EADS Astrium Buys SSTL; PCTEL Acquires Wi-Sys

The Business: Magellan Sells Consumer Division to MiTAC

Jan 1, 2009

Magellan Navigation, Inc., a pioneer in personal navigation devices for the consumer, is selling off its consumer products division to Mitac, maker of the popular Mio and Navman GPS brands.

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