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Broadcom's HSPA+ platform selected for Android smartphone
G'Five has selected the Broadcom quad-core HSPA+ smartphone platform for use with its new WG5701 Android smartphone. With integrated capabilities including advanced Videocore multimedia, market leading Wi-Fi and multi network satellite positioning technology, G'Five offers an affordable smartphone with advanced wireless connectivity.
Broadcom's turnkey platform chosen for Android smartphone
Chinese cellphone manufacturer K-Touch has selected Broadcom's quad-core turnkey platform for its new W98 and W96 Android-based smartphones. Broadcom's integrated smartphone platform is powered by an HSPA+ 1.2-GHz quad-core processor, RF Transceiver, power management IC, connectivity combo chip and multi-constellation GNSS location chip. The platform enables K-Touch to offer affordable, feature-loaded smartphones that can operate on China Unicom'...
BeiDou/Compass capability added to vector signal generator
Rohde & Schwarz ‘s R&S SMBV100A vector signal generator now has BeiDou/Compass capability in its integrated GNSS simulator. With this option the simulator now covers the BeiDou standard as well as the GPS, Galileo and Glonass satellite navigation systems. With this option the simulator now covers the BeiDou standard as well as the GPS, Galileo and Glonass satellite navigation systems.
Infineon introduces the world's smallest GNSS module
Today at the European Microwave Week tradeshow, Infineon announced the latest generation of its pico GNSS modules for smartphones. BGM1143N9 is a combination of a low-insertion-loss pre-filter and Infineon’s high performance low noise amplifier in a TSNP-9 package. It is the smallest module worldwide, features very high linearity, lowest noise figure and supports all navigation standards including GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou.
Multi-GNSS platform supports concurrent positioning
u blox announces the launch of its newest core positioning platform u-blox M8. The new chip forms the basis of u-blox’ upcoming line of positioning modules which are able to acquire and track different satellite systems concurrently to achieve higher accuracy and reliability. Supporting all deployed as well as upcoming GNSS, the platform is based on the UBX-M8030 concurrent multi-GNSS receiver IC which is able to track American GPS, Europea...
Smartphones integrate u-blox positioning technology
Longsung has integrated u-blox’ UBX-G7020-KT GNSS positioning chip in multiple lines of smartphones and feature phones. Based on the chips low external component requirement, GPS and BeidDou compatibility, low-power and extremely small size, u-blox’ IC was selected for its excellent positioning performance while occupying less than 30 mm2 of space, a crucial factor for ultra-compact smartphones.
Spirent adds A-GNSS to hybrid location system
Spirent Communications can now offer carrier-approved Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) Record and Playback capabilities on its Hybrid Location Technology Solution (HLTS).
SkyTraq announces 6-in-1 Venus 8 quad-GNSS platform
SkyTraq Technology has announced the next generation Venus 8 platform supporting GPS, GLONASS, Beidou2, Galileo, QZSS, and SBAS. The Venus 8 doubles the search engine capability and reduces more than half the power consumption from the previous generation. Using high-performance search engine and track engine architecture, the Venus 8 is capable of acquiring and tracking 167 satellites simultaneously, achieving fastest signal acquisition and TTFF...
Satellite System Simulator Runs On Vector Signal Generator
Rohde & Schwarz has developed a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) simulator, which runs on its SMBV100A vector signal generator. The SMBV-K101 option allows developers in the automotive and wireless communications industries to test GNSS receivers for specific effects such as obscuration and multipath propagation.
Averna’s Record & Playback Solution chosen for signal analysis of Galileo Satellites
Averna has selected Averna’s Record & Playback solution for signal analysis and monitoring of Galileo satellites. The R&P platform selected by ESA features the RP-5300, a compact 2-channel wideband RF recorder designed to record live RF signals in the field, and the URT-2200 RF Player for GNSS. Averna’s R&P solution is powered by RF StudioTM, a high-performance RF recorder and playback software specifically designed for RF designers and resea...