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AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has deployed assisted GPS technology (A-GPS) within its wireless network to enhance existing and planned location-based services (LBS) used with A-GPS capable devices. The company will also launch two new navigation applications in the coming weeks, MapQuest Navigator and AAA Mobile Navigator.
Read MoreSpace atomic clocks are the epitome of accuracy, and SpectraTime, a company of the Orolia group, will supply Rubidium Space Clocks to the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS). With this new contract, SpectraTime is on the way to having the largest number of atomic clocks in space on-board satellites with a contract valued at approximately EUR 4 million.
Read MoreLogica has been awarded a framework contract by the GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA) for the provision of security for the Galileo program.
Read MoreGood test results are always encouraging, and so it was when SSTL completed an in-orbit test campaign analyzing signals from the new GIOVE-B satellite for ESA. The results indicate that GIOVE-B is operating well and further validates all the technologies integral to the EU-funded Galileo Satellite Navigation project.
Read MoreGTX Corp develops miniaturized Global Positioning Service (GPS) satellite tracking and location-transmitting technology devices for integration into branded licensee consumer products. The company’s Personal Location Services (PLS) platform consists of a matchbooksized, location-reporting module that uses GTX Corp’s “always-on” Assisted-GPS tracking capabilities.
Read MoreHoneywell (NYSE: HON) has launched their new Bendix/King AV8OR™ Series, portable avionics for general aviation pilots.
Read MoreLoctronix™ Corporation has successfully demonstrated tracking signals from all operational Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
Read MoreDuring approximately two months of in-space testing, known as the In-Orbit Test (IOT) phase, the Giove-B navigation satellite has performed excellently.
Read MoreThe Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed environmental tests of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman Corporation has completed the integrated baseline review for the U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Global Positioning System (GPS) Ground Control Segment (OCX), achieving two major milestone reviews within a matter of weeks.
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