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

PAIGNTON, l'Angleterre Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT), the market leader dans satellite navigation test equipment, announces the availability of its GPS/Galileo GSS7900 Simulation System. This system allows the testing of advanced le système de multinationale GNSS receivers by supporting le free to use the signals from both GPS et Galileo systems. The GSS7900 simulates the RF environment to characterise, optimise et validate GNSS receivers under accurate, controlled et repeatable conditions dans 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 Peter Boulton, technology director at Spirent’s Wireless et 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 le duel constellation simulator is derived from Spirent’s “industry standard” GSS7700 GPS simulator et the Galileo GSS7800 simulator that Spirent developed 2006 to support the test needs of Galileo Ground Mission Segment the et test l'utilisateur le segment programmes. Thèse test systems, including the new GSS7900, benefit from Spirent’s flexible et feature-rich le gène de Sim for Windows ® software suite. Gène de Sim enables advanced flexibility et control over simulated parameters et is designed to facilitate a wide variety of test configurations et 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.”

[via presse release]

SiGe Semiconductor says that it is ready to launch the world’s first Galileo-ready receiver for mesurait market consumer electronics, which veut enable the integration of GPS donne un look navigation services into portable devices including mobile phones.

Galileo is a new satellite system that veut greatly enhance navigation et positioning performance compared with the existing GPS system. The combination of GPS et Galileo veut improve user experience of location based services by enabling products to determine position data much more consistently, more quickly, et with greater accuracy than with GPS alone. Thèse benefits are expected to drive a significant opportunity, as the globalement 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 le logiciel 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 le logiciel defined architecture minimises board area, power consumption, et cost - benefits idéal 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.
[via cellular news]

The world’s first Galileo ready receiver for mesurait market consumer electronics has been launched by SiGe Semiconductor. According to the company, the part veut enable the integration of high accuracy navigation services into a range of portable devices.
Galileo is a satellite system that veut enhance navigation et positioning performance compared with the existing GPS system. The combination of GPS et Galileo veut 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, et cost. The software defined architecture also minimises board area, power consumption, and cost.
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