u blox has today announced successful testing of its surface-mount LISA-C200 dual-band CDMA 1xRTT modem module for compatibility on Sprint’s wireless network. This allows customers who design LISA-C200 into their M2M devices to get fast approval of their products to operate over Sprint’s nationwide CDMA mobile network in the U.S.

u-blox announces the IT530M, a surface-mount, parallel GPS/GLONASS receiver. Together with u-blox’ line of recently announced u-blox 7 multi-GNSS modules, the company’s ultra-compact positioning module portfolio now addresses all positioning and navigation requirements.

u-blox has today announced the acquisition of privately owned, Finnish-based Fastrax Oy, a company that specializes in a broad range of GNSS positioning and antenna modules. The company brings additional products to u-blox’ portfolio, including software GNSS solutions used for consumer and industrial applications, and advanced GNSS modules that include integrated antenna.

u-blox launches SARA, a new line of versatile, low-power GSM/GPRS modules targeted at cost-sensitive applications. “Our new SARA line of GSM modules is designed to give customers exactly the features they need”, said Thomas Nigg, VP Product Marketing at u-blox, “The interchangeable and fully compatible SARA modules cover low to high-end features. This gives our M2M customers the precise cost/performance tradeoffs they need to develop the mo...

u-blox announces its latest multi-GNSS receiver modules MAX-7, NEO-7 and LEA-7 in u-blox’s industry proven form factors. They support all satellite positioning systems in operation today: GPS, GLONASS, QZSS and SBAS

u-blox has been successfully passed interoperability testing for its LISA-U200 UMTS/HSPA module by NTT DOCOMO, Japan’s largest mobile operator. This allows customers to design in the LISA-U200 modem into M2M devices for the Japanese market.

u-blox has today revealed that it has expanded its industry-standard LISA 3G module series with two new products: the LISA-U260 supporting frequency bands II and V used mainly in the Americas, and LISA-U270 supporting bands I and VIII used mainly in EMEA and most of Asia. The modems provide high-speed data and voice connectivity used in diverse M2M applications.

u‑blox has had its LISA-U200 UMTS/HSPA modem tested by Telstra. The product has been certified as being Telstra Mobile Network compatible. The certification allows customers to design in the LISA-U200 modem into M2M devices operating over Telstra’s extensive 3G network in Australia. Main applications include vehicle and asset tracking, industrial automation, metering, and security devices.

Raymarine recently launched its latest range of intelligent marine multifunction displays; the new e Series and c Series use u-blox’ compact AMY-6M GPS satellite receiver module to facilitate accurate positioning for marine applications such as navigation and cartography.

Navilock announces a new family of GLONASS receiver products including the NL-662U USB based receiver equipped with a u-blox GLONASS chipset. Since the end of 2011 the Russian satellite navigation system GLONASS has been available worldwide. Similar in functionality to the US-NAVSTAR GPS system, GLONASS satellites transmit positioning data over distinct frequencies (FDMA versus GPS which uses CDMA).

u-blox today announced that two of its modules are certified for use on the Verizon 3G wireless network. The LISA-C200 surface mount and FW75-C200 connectorized CDMA2000 1xRTT modules can now work with the Verizon Wireless network in the USA to support a wide range of machine-to-machine (M2M) applications.

u-blox is proud to announce the launch of its next generation core positioning technology platform u-blox 7. Supporting all deployed as well as soon-to-be deployed Global Navigation Satellite Systems, the platform is based on the UBX-G7020 multi-GNSS receiver IC which boasts the lowest power consumption on the market by at least a factor of three as compared to other standalone solutions.

u-blox announces the acquisition of 4M Wireless. 4M Wireless designs and develops leading software and test solutions that are crucial for developing fourth generation (4G) mobile wireless devices based on the latest Long Term Evolution (LTE) standards.

u-blox has provided their CellLocate hybrid GPS/cellular positioning technology to LOSTnFOUND, a Swiss based company specializing in intelligent solutions for the protection, monitoring and retrieval of people and property. The award winning product, “WATCHIE”, was announced at the 27th International Conference of Alzheimer’s disease last week in London.

u-blox has received approval for its LISA-U1 3G module series from SoftBank Mobile, one of Japan’s main mobile operators. The certification paves the way for customers to design the LISA-U1 modem into M2M devices for the Japanese market. Major applications include vehicle tracking, industrial automation, metering, and security devices.

u-blox scored an industry first by providing advanced QZSS satellite positioning technology to Yupiteru, a Japanese manufacturer of telecommunications and car electronics for the Japanese market. Based on u-blox’ QZSS-enabled LEA-6H satellite receiver module, the GWR73SD radar detector with touchscreen provides enhanced positioning performance and radar detection, plus vehicle diagnostic capabilities.

u-blox introduces the world’s first multi-standard “one size fits all” UMTS module. The ultra compact LISA-U2 SMT modem series supports all global UMTS standards, enabling high-speed voice and Internet access for wireless terminals designed for use anywhere in the world.

u-blox has been chosen as the GPS technology provider for Grace Industries, a manufacturer of mission-critical personal safety devices. Grace’s latest intrinsically-safe personal tracker, the SuperCell SC500-GPS, relies on u-blox 6 GPS technology to report critical location data of remote workers.

Foryou General Electronics has designed in u-blox 6 GPS receiver modules for two lines of advanced in-car infotainment systems, the Android-based AN6B01 and CE6620 .

u‑blox announces the immediate availability of the NEO-6P GPS module with standalone sub-meter Precise Point Positioning (PPP). PPP is made possible by a proprietary algorithm combined with ionospheric correctional data received from satellite based augmentation systems such as WAAS (USA), EGNOS (Europe) and MSAS (Japan).