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India pushes smartphone makers to use its NavIC system
India is pushing tech giants like Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple to make smartphones compatible with its home-grown NavIC navigation system within months. Read more…
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The future is controlled from space as GPS, others, get accurate to a metre
The future of many of the things we rely on at the moment (farming, emergency services) will be controlled from 21,000 kilometres above us. Read more…
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China’s homegrown navigation network BeiDou offers alternative to GPS
Homegrown Chinese navigation network, BeiDou, looks to offer an alternative to the Global Positioning System (GPS) run by the US Air Force. Read more…
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NTT, Furuno develop GNSS receiver that works in urban canyons
NTT and Furuno Electric say they have developed a receiver for GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that dramatically improves time-synchronization accuracy in areas with severe reception conditions such as urban canyons and Read more…
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HK’s drone jammer highlights complexity of IoT security
A HK festival canceled a drone performance after dozens of drones failed due to GPS jamming. The bigger lesson: IoT security is really, really complicated. ITEM: The Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival canceled a Read more…
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Japan launches second satellite to enhance – and replace – GPS
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan launched a rocket carrying a satellite with a local version of the US global positioning system (GPS) on Thursday, which is expected to increase the precision of location information used in Read more…