GPS Utilities and Communications

Symmetricom Announces PCI Express Time and Frequency Processor Cards

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:50:17 +0300

Symmetricom, Inc. today announced two PCI Express (PCIe) time and frequency computer plug-in cards.The bc635PCIe and the GPS synchronized bc637PCIe bring precise time and frequency functions to the latest computers and servers equipped with PCIe bus technology, the company said.

Higher Timing Accuracy, Lower Cost

Aiden Morrison — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:16:26 +0300

Inside a typical GNSS receiver, the estimate of the error in the local oscillator is formed as a component of the navigation solution, which is in turn based on the output of each satellite-tracking channel propagating its estimate of carrier and code measurements to a common future point. But this method limits the resolution with which the noise of the local oscillator can be quantified. To...

Geneq Adds New Receiver to SXBlue Product Line

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:52:18 +0300

Geneq Inc. introduced an OmniSTAR-compatible receiver for sub-meter mapping wherever OmniSTAR VBS is broadcast. The SXBlue II-L is capable of receiving OmniSTAR sub-meter corrections in all regions of the world including North/South America, Australia & Far East, Africa, Europe/West Asia, and the Middle East reinforcing Geneq’s “Go Real-time, All the time” strategy.

CTIA Wireless: Opening Up Location with Lower Prices, New Features

Janice Partyka — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:21:14 +0300

Location was at the forefront in San Diego at CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment. Darren Koenig of Tele Atlas summed up the bravado often heard at panels: “Location is the ultimate context for mobile social networking. Without the ‘L,’ LBS is BS.”

CDMA Surpasses Half a Billion Subscribers

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:40:04 +0300

The CDMA Development Group (CDG) has announced that the CDMA subscriber base has surpassed half a billion users worldwide. At the end of the second quarter of 2009, there were 502 million people using the CDMA family of technologies (including cdmaOne), with 494 million CDMA2000 subscribers and 128 million EV-DO broadband users.

Napatech Releases New Time Synchronization Features

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:47:51 +0300

Napatech (Andover, Massachusetts) today released new time synchronization features that will allow extremely accurate packet time stamping. This is important for measuring quality of service factors, such as latency, in packet networks.

Anritsu Selects IFEN GNSS RF Constellation Simulator for A-GPS Test System

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:32:19 +0300

Anritsu Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of test and measurement solutions, has selected the NavX-NCS Standard, a multi-constellation GNSS RF navigation constellation simulator from IFEN GmbH (Poing, Germany), for its A-GPS test system for developing mobile terminals.

Andrew Solutions Introduces MREL, New Location Technology

Janice Partyka — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:49:23 +0300

This month, we cover a new location solution from Andrew Solutions, Motorola’s Android launch, a buzz of activity at the FCC, a preview of the upcoming CTIA show, and a story about the relationship among college, donuts, bears, and GPS.

Redline Unveils the RedMAX 4C SC-100e Mobile WiMAX Base Station

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:56:40 +0300

Redline Communications Inc., (Markham, Ontario, Canada), provider of standards-based WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, has unveiled the RedMAX 4C SC-100e Mobile WiMAX base station, the latest addition to its roster of fixed, nomadic and mobile WiMAX products. The RedMAX 4C SC-100e, which incorporates IEEE 802.16e-2005 technology, will be demonstrated at the 4G World event in...

Guardtrax Introduces GT2 Security Device with 'Cash for Clunkers' Program

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:29:47 +0300

Tracking device maker Intergis (Cranford, New Jersey) is introducing the GT2 Security Force Locator, which provides real-time indoor and outdoor performance monitoring of security personnel. The system will be introduced at the 55th Annual American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Seminar and Exhibits in Anaheim, California, on September 21-24.