U&C Insights — October 2008

My drive home from work takes me through a canyon that is planted with a long-legged futuristic metal tripod that looks like a mechanical sci-fi spider. It is part of a network of GPS stations that measure steady or slow movements of the deformation of the earth's crust.

Navteq Reports Continued Growth for In-Vehicle Navigation

According to Navteq, 2008 was a year of continued growth for the in-vehicle navigation industry, with the introduction of navigation as a new option on 26 North American car models across 15 automotive brands.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsWorld-LatestNews/~4/Deqlc38v3EQ" height="1" width="1"/

Telematics Provider Ionx Acquires Salco Technologies

Railroad GPS-based telematics provider Ionx LLC has acquired Salco Technologies LLC, a telematics provider for chemical shippers and a wholly owned subsidiary of Salco Products Inc.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsUtilitiesCommunications/~4/KyBhvHl4os4" height="1" width="1"/

Anatech Releases Filter and Duplexer for S-Band, WCDMA

Anatech Microwave Company of Garfield, New Jersey, has released two new products.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsUtilitiesCommunications/~4/533786439" height="1" width="1"/

Uamp;amp;C Insights amp;mdash; December 2008

With the economy in trauma, not as many handsets will find their way to this year's Christmas trees. Wireless operators are especially revenue hungry, and one of their best avenues to improving average revenue per user (ARPU) is by increasing data usage on their networks. So what will feed the uptake in data-rich mobile applications? They have to be sort of free, nearly free, or...img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsUtilitiesCommunications/~4/488931801" height="1" width="1"/

U&C Insights — July 2008

A recent study of cell-phone caller locations is significant for mobile marketing, as it is easier to attract someone into a business within an area they already frequent, rather than draw them to a business in a new neighborhood.

GTX Unveils Mini MT for Asset Tracking

GTX Corp. has begun the sales and distribution of its handheld GPS personal tracker, the gpVector Mini MT, a palm-sized device driven by a lithium-ion battery.

Business Outlook amp;mdash; UWB Location Tech on a Roll

Ultra-wideband location applications envisioned or already created support emergency services, asset tracking, and manufacturing inventory management.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsUtilitiesCommunications/~4/321152431" height="1" width="1"/

GSA Encouraging Galileo, EGNOS FP7 Proposals

With the second call for proposals from the European Union's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) imminent, the European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA) is hosting Growing Galileo 2009, a conference and information day to encourage proposals.

SiRF, ITC Staff Appeal ITC Judges Infringement Finding

SiRF Technology says that both it and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) staff have filed appeals independently of one another with the ITC seeking review of an ITC judge's initial ruling that SiRF products infringe on GPS patents held by Broadcom subsidiary Global Locate.

Europe Seeks GNSS Advisory Contractor

With a public funds set aside for Galileo and EGNOS and related projects being put out to bid, Europe is also looking for intellectual GNSS expertise to help it get Galileo in orbit.

Sensorlogic Launches GPS Tracking Software

Sensorlogic has launched a software application for GPS tracking and location-based services, XpressIQ Position, following the company's debut of its latest GSM/GPS tracker.