Sep 1, 2008
By:
Amir Faintuch, Yatin Acharya
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As the technologies approach 100-percent attach rates and major equipment manufacturers move forward with plans for aggressive propagation, it becomes increasingly viable for these three radios to be integrated into cellular basebands.
Jul 1, 2008
By:
Stephen Colwell
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Many factors have come into play in the last six to eight months, affecting GNSS company stock prices, earnings, and shareholder value. Acquisitions and mergers over a two-year period have reshaped the playing field, as current GPS/LBS players seek to expand their offerings and major new players hunt a piece of the action. To be sure, the pure-play PND consumer market is down due to economic factors and limited disposable income; this affects the chip sector as well. Surveying sales have slowed due to housing slump in the U.S. and abroad. Precision agriculture use of GNSS products seems to hold steady, thanks to the widescale upswing of biofuel production. Fleet tracking is enjoying a come-back as GPS navigation and routing are clearly viewed as must-haves to economize on transportation fuel costs.
140 directors and executives from GPS/GNSS companies and agencies around the world gathered at GPS World's Leadership Dinner held during ION GNSS 2007, to discuss the industry trend towards consolidation, what Galileo's delays mean, and how consumer demand for availability might trump other factors.
Jul 1, 2007
By:
Stephen Colwell
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GPS products sold in the survey and construction sector range from $1,000 to $125,000, furnishing high gross margins. We explore the business of this industry segment, its key players, and their relationships with providers and vendors.
Apr 1, 2007
By:
Stephen Colwell
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With the right combination of price, size, specialized features, increased user friendliness — and exposure to the technology via the media always helps — the consumer GPS market has finally taken off! We look at key players, product categories, market distribution channel drivers, new trends, and business outlook.
Dec 1, 2006
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n late September, 140 industry executives and agency directors from the United States, Europe, Japan, and Australia gathered for dinner and discussion of such questions as: Do GPS constellation health and modernization schedule fulfill market needs?Does Galileo really matter outside Europe?How does location intelligence drive innovation and efficiency in business? Where do telecommunications and mapping intersect? To what benefit?
