Articles tagged with: Glonass
Adding Supprt for Russia's Positioning Satellites to iPhone and Android Handsets
Garmin has announced the launch of a portable receiver that adds support for both the USA's GPS and Russia's glonass location satellite networks to iPhone and Android smartphones. more
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Chinese GPS Service Switched On
China's own satellite navigation system, Beidou has started providing initial positioning, navigation and timing operational services to China and its surrounding areas, a spokesman for the system said. more
Related Tags: beidou, gps, galileo, China
Apple's Latest iPhone Adds Support for Russia's GPS Navigation System
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Tablets, Cameras and Fitness Help Drive Fourfold Increase in GPS IC Shipments by 2016
Consumer and precision GPS shipments are forecast to reach two billion by 2016, as new high volume verticals emerge. Along the way, the market will shift away from standalone ICs, to include combo chips and embedded GNSS solutions, with greater emphasis placed on alternative location. more
Qualcomm Adds Support for Russian GPS Service to Snapdragon Chipset
Qualcomm has added support for the Russian version of the USA's GPS network, the glonass satellite system, along with the unique capability to utilize both the GPS and glonass networks simultaneously for greater location performance. more
Related Tags: qualcomm, gps, location-based-services, Russia
New Chipset Embeds GPS and GLONASS Receivers into Mobile Phones
ST-Ericsson is launching the world's smallest receiver to be able to see both American GPS and Russian glonass positioning satellites, enabling mobile devices to deliver much faster and much more reliable location-based services. more
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Russia Planning 25% Import Duty on GPS Enabled Phones
Russia is considering a 25% import tax on any mobile phones that are not capable of connecting to Russia's variant of the GPS navigation system, the glonass satellite network. According to the Russian vice-prime minister, Sergei Ivanov the government has also decided to issue a law, obliging Russian drivers to equip their cars with glonass receivers. more
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ZTE Working on Multi-System Satellite Positioning Devices
China's ZTE says that it has signed a deal to develop a navigation based device that works with all the satellite location systems. The deal, signed with Russia's Sistema and its R&D division Intellect Telecom will enable location information to be taken from Russia's glonass, the USA's GPS, Europe's Galileo and China's Beidou satellite systems. more
Related Tags: gps, galileo, beidou, zte, lbs, location-based-services, telecom, emergency, Russia
Russia May Mandate Compatibility with Russian Variant of GPS
Russia has threatened to block imports of GPS enabled mobile phones unless they are able to connect to its own satellite navigation system - known as glonass. The chief executive of oil-to-telecoms holding company Sistema, which is developing glonass, said the firm had held conversations about the technology with manufacturers such as Nokia, Siemens and Motorola. more
Related Tags: gps, nokia,, coverage, connect, Russia
Spirent Adds Support for Russian GPS to Test Platform
Spirent Communications says that it has developed the industry's first solution to test Assisted glonass (A-glonass) capability on 3G phones and chipsets. more
Related Tags: gps, navigation, spirent
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