| Report: GPS unit sales to hit $1B in 2012
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2008-04-22 |
| According to the 2008 Semiconductor Applications Report from Future Horizons GPS unit sales will hit Rs.4,032.39 crore ($1 billion) in 2012 |
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| Handsets with GPS expected to quadruple in 2011
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2007-11-07 |
| According to iSuppli report, 29.6% of all mobile phones shipped will have GPS capability by 2011, up from 11.1% in 2006 |
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| Integrating GPS capability to handsets
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2008-01-09 |
| Conventionally, the natural migration of GPS tech into handsets at minimal cost means the integration of RF and digital functions into the same device. But there is an alternate approach: providing standalone GPS silicon and IP for integration, as has been done for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi functionality |
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| Understanding Galileo/GPS system design
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2007-12-17 |
| Developers need to become familiar with various key tech that make implementing GPS in CE devices possible, most specifically, the Galileo satellite network being developed and implemented under the EU |
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| Handsets to have GPS to meet GSM standard
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2006-12-01 |
| GPS is expected to emerge next year in a significant percentage of cell phones built to meet the GSM standard. Although government mandate and hunger for revenue are driving the trend, industry watchers say, only technological advancement makes it economically feasible |
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| Bediou satellite to challenge GPS, Galileo network
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2007-02-07 |
| The launch over the weekend by China of a navigation satellite, its first for four years, could signal the country's challenge to the American Global Positioning System (GPS) and Europe's fledgling Galileo network, in which China is already a partner |
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| Wi-Fi, GPS growth to defy downturn
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2009-01-14 |
| IMS suggests the GPS market will grow by over Rs.1,000 crore ($200 million) over the next 12 months |
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| Overcoming interference in GPS-enabled apps
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2007-12-17 |
| The integration of a GPS receiver into a handset can create a S-GPS app where the GPS receiver is used together with other wireless communication systems from various frequency bands |
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| Second wave of challenges hit GPS handsets
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2010-01-20 |
| The second wave of design challenges for the GPS and location industry will significantly alter the competitive landscape and the resulting services that can be successfully offered |
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| Vendors working on GPS receiver IC
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2008-08-01 |
| The GPS receiver IC, or RF/IF front-end, is queued up to be a key player in the success of location-based services |
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| NXP acquires GPS single-chip solutions company
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2007-12-27 |
| NXP has announced that it will purchase GloNav, a developer of single-chip solutions for GPS and other satellite navigation systems for Rs.335.41 crore ($85 million) in cash |
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| GPS app boosts India agriculture
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2009-12-11 |
| Outback S-Lite GPS Punjabi guidance system to aid farmers with farming applications like spraying, spreading, broad-acre tillage and seeding applications |
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| LGE licenses GPS technology from Honeywell
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2005-12-29 |
| Honeywell has licensed LGE to use two patents relating to GPS and to grant sublicenses for certain automotive OEM and aftermarket applications |
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| GPS smartphones fuel interest in LBS
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2008-12-02 |
| The recent launches of GPS-enabled smartphones with touch screen interfaces are fueling interest in LBS |
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| HTC tips Touch smart phone with built-in GPS
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2007-10-14 |
| HTC has unveiled the Touch Cruise with built-in GPS for personal navigation and 3G wireless connectivity for high-speed Internet access |
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| Intel mobile platform to feature GPS, wireless
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2007-08-02 |
| Intel has signed an agreement with GPS chip specialist to bring wireless connectivity and location capability to mobile platforms |
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| Telit buys GPS module maker Navman Wireless
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2011-12-29 |
| With Navman's acquisition, Telit Wireless aims to become a major contender in the GPS market |
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| ABI: GPS market to grow to 90 crore units by 2013
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2008-01-24 |
| According to ABI Research, the market of GPS in consumer, business and industrial environments will continue to grow, driving the market to grow to over 90 crore units by 2013 |
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| GPS remains upbeat in sport, fitness segments
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2009-09-02 |
| Smart phone fitness applications such as MotionX-GPS are booming, with 12 lakh downloads in 2009 |
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| Tata to deploy first A-GPS tech in India
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2008-06-03 |
| Tata Teleservices will deploy a new location-based service that is the first to use Qualcomm Inc.'s A-GPS technology |
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| Cellular GPS shipments to outweigh PND market
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2008-09-10 |
| The market for GPS in cellular is expected to treble in 2008, at the expense of the PND market |
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| Replace your PND with GPS-based cellphone
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2008-02-08 |
| Instead of using personal navigation devices, you can just upgrade your cellphone to one with a built-in GPS and pay as little as Rs.164.23 ($4.16) per month to have it give you directions |
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| Smart phones drive GPS chips shipment
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2009-10-06 |
| As GPS becomes ubiquitous across the consumer space, the GPS chipsets need to deliver more |
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| Qualcomm tops as GPS IC vendor
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2011-07-01 |
| ABI Research's recent evaluation of worldwide GPS IC vendors ranked Qualcomm at the top followed by Broadcom Corp. and Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) at the second and third spots |
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| Nokia handsets to have built-in A-GPS
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2007-07-23 |
| Nokia intends to equip all of its future devices that have built-in GPS with the A-GPS service, which has the ability to reduce the time a connected mobile device needs to find its current position |
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| GPS thrives on outdoor, sports and fitness apps
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2011-03-23 |
| As the market for portable navigation devices continues to decline, most GPS makers will now have to shift their focus to the rapidly growing outdoor and fitness segment |
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| CEC Telecom Co. forms partnership for GPS/GSM phones in China
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2005-08-18 |
| China telecom product supplier CEC Telecom Co. Ltd has joined with the telecommunications operator China Communication Co. Ltd and technology supplier Shenzhen Rongine Technology Ltd to manufacture satellite navigation terminal products, including GPS/GSM mobile phones, for the China market |
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| Broadcom enters GPS market with acquisition
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2007-06-14 |
| Broadcom becomes only semiconductor supplier with top-tier customers in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM radio and GPS with the acquisition of chip and software provider Global Locate Inc |
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| SiRF infringed 6 GPS-related patents
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2009-01-20 |
| SiRF infringed three additional GPS-related patents held by Global Locate, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom |
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| Judge finds SiRF infringes Broadcom GPS patents
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2008-08-12 |
| A U.S. ITC judge ruled that products of SiRF infringe six patents related to improving GPS processing and sensitivity |
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