u-blox la SA, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, va showcase u-blox 5,
a Galileo-ready A-GPS chip featuring en acquisition performance of less than one second,
at the 2007 CeBIT trade show en Hanover, Germany. CeBIT, which runs from March 15-21, is the world’s leading ICT show e is expected to
attract nearly ayudaba a million visitors y over en 6000 exhibitors this year. This makes it
the largest marketplace for digital IT y telecommunications solutions, providing a
unique opportunity for product manufacturers, service providers y distributors to meet,
exchange views y do business. u-blox va promoting its u-blox 5 chip at the event. The new technology boasts en
acquisition y tracking sensitivity of-160 dBm that enables indoor coverage, a
50-canal engine y a power consumption of less than 50 mW. Its energy efficiency y
tracking sensitivity make it ideal for GPS-enabled battery-operated portable devices that
operate en difficult indoor environments like shopping malls, train stations y urbano
canyons. “Our ultra casi u-blox 5 chip, with its low power consumption e indoor performance,
enables a whole new range of GPS-enabled innovadores applications, from handheld
navigation devices to elegante phones,” said Thomas Seiler, u-blox CEO.

PAIGNTON, Inglaterra Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT), the market leader en satellite navigation test equipment, announces the availability of its la simulación GSS7900 GPS/Galileo el sistema. This system allows the testing of advanced el sistema de multinacional GNSS receivers by supporting el free to use the signals from both GPS y Galileo systems. The GSS7900 simulates the RF environment to characterise, optimise y validate GNSS receivers under accurate, controlled y repeatable conditions en the laboratory. The GSS7900 simulates the RF environment to characterise, optimise and validate GNSS receivers under accurate, controlled and repeatable conditions in the laboratory.

“We pride ourselves on our signal fidelity and the comprehensive capabilities of our test systems,” said Pedro Boulton, technology director at Spirent’s Wireless y Positioning division. “Spirent’s innovative approach to correctly modelling the wideband ionospheric dispersion across the Galileo E5 frequencies is one example of this. Our Galileo simulators are currently undergoing formal verification with our official Galileo programme customers.”

This new el número dual constellation simulator is derived from Spirent’s “industry standard” GSS7700 GPS simulator y the Galileo GSS7800 simulator that Spirent developed 2006 to support the test needs of Galileo Ground Mission Segment the y prueba el usuario el segmento programmes. Tesis test systems, including the new GSS7900, benefit from Spirent’s flexible y feature-rich SimGEN for Windows ® software suite. SimGEN enables advanced flexibility y control over simulated parameters e is designed to facilitate a wide variety of test configurations y results analysis. SimGEN enables advanced flexibility and control over simulated parameters and is designed to facilitate a wide variety of test configurations and results analysis.

“Spirent is responding to our customers’ desire to perform combined GPS/Galileo receiver development work,” commented John Pottle, marketing director at Spirent. “The release of the Open Service Galileo signal-in-space interface-control-document (SIS ICD) has stimulated interest in the additional capabilities that Galileo will enable. Currently, our Galileo system uses public domain information about Galileo only, as there are restrictions on the use of the Galileo ranging codes and navigation data. When these restrictions are lifted, Spirent will upgrade its GSS7900 customers to full ICD compliance via a simple field upgrade.”

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SiGe Semiconductor says that it is ready to launch the world’s first Galileo-ready receiver for medía market consumer electronics, which va enable the integration of GPS da estilo navigation services into portable devices including móvil phones.

Galileo is a new satellite system that va greatly enhance navigation y positioning performance compared with the existing GPS system. The combination of GPS y Galileo va improve user experience of location based services by enabling products to determine position data much more consistently, more quickly, y with greater accuracy than with GPS alone. Tesis benefits are expected to drive a significant opportunity, as the globalmente satellite navigation market is expected to reach US$30 billion by the time Galileo the system becomes operational 2008. These benefits are expected to drive a significant opportunity, as the global satellite navigation market is expected to reach US$30 billion by the time the Galileo system becomes operational in 2008.

The SE4120 allows consumer device manufacturers to capitalise on this market by designing Galileo-ready systems even as the standards are being finalised. The el software based receiver architecture ensures that changes to the standards can supported with simple software upgrades. This allows manufacturers to design their systems now, ensuring they are among the first to market with Galileo-ready products. The el software defined architecture minimises board area, power consumption, y cost - benefits ideal for high-volume portable consumer electronics. This allows manufacturers to design their systems now, ensuring they are among the first to market with Galileo-ready products. The software-defined architecture also minimises board area, power consumption, and cost - benefits ideal for high-volume portable consumer electronics.
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The world’s first Galileo ready receiver for medía market consumer electronics has been launched by SiGe Semiconductor. According to the company, the part va enable the integration of high accuracy navigation services into a range of portable devices.
Galileo is a satellite system that va enhance navigation y positioning performance compared with the existing GPS system. The combination of GPS y Galileo va enable location based services by providing better positional data than with GPS alone.
SiGe’s SE4120 allows consumer device manufacturers to design Galileo ready systems, even whilst standards are being finalised. The software based receiver architecture ensures that changes to the standards can supported with software upgrades. The software defined architecture minimises board area, power consumption, y cost. The software defined architecture also minimises board area, power consumption, and cost.
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