GPS and Wireless Technology overview

At the core of our philosophy is our passion to deliver high-performance, small-profile, low power, and cost-effective embedded GPS receiver and wireless communication solutions to our OEM customers. Whether for professional applications such as fleet management or asset tracking, vehicle services such as eCall, anti-theft systems and road pricing, or consumer geotagging for cameras, u-blox has the right technology to deliver the sensitivity, connectivity, noise immunity, low-power and compact size required by today’s and tomorrow’s demanding applications.

Wireless + positioning:
By offering embedded semiconductors, software, services and reference designs that support combined wireless and GPS applications, u-blox delivers complete solutions for a wide new range of location based services that capitalize on the convergence of 2G and 3G wireless technologies with GPS.


eCall / ERA-GLONASS:
eCall and ERA-GLONASS are a European, respectively Russian initiative to combine mobile communications and satellite positioning to provide rapid assistance to motorists in the event of a collision. u-blox provides verified wireless modem and satellite receiver components and test environments to support development of in-vehicle emergency call systems for Europe and Russia.

Assisted GPS:
u-blox’ globally available online assisted GPS (A-GPS)  service enables u-blox’ GPS receivers to compute a position within seconds, even under very poor signal conditions.


Capture & Process:
u-blox’ patented software technology has resulted in extremely low-power, point-and-shoot geotagging products for portable consumer devices such as cameras. The solution facilitates sorting, finding, and sharing of media such as photos and videos based on the location where it was captured.


CellLocateTM
Embedded in u-blox' wireless modules, CellLocate increases reliability and supports indoor positioning based on hybrid GPS and mobile network attributes.

Dead Reckoning:
When GPS signals are blocked (e.g. in tunnels or indoor car parks) u-blox’ Automotive Dead Reckoning (ADR) technology allows uninterrupted vehicle navigation based on heading and distance data provided by external sensors.


Precision timing:
u-blox’ GPS clock synchronization technology allows globally distributed computer and telecom systems to synchronize their clocks accurately, continuously and cost-effectively.


u-blox 6:
u-blox 6 is the next generation GPS platform from u-blox featuring extremely low power performance for both real-time and non-realtime GPS applications and increased sensitivity while maintaining the fastest acquisition time on the market.






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