Technology: STEricsson Unveils Faster & Sharper Mobile Posit

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ST-Ericsson Announce Single-Chip GPS/GLONASS Solution For Smartphones



ST-Ericsson, a world leader in wireless platforms and semiconductors, focused in wireless platforms and semiconductor solutions, is launching the world's smallest receiver to be able to see both American GPS and Russian GLONASS positioning satellites, enabling mobile devices to deliver much faster and much more reliable location-based services.

GNSS is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo- spatial positioning with global coverage. The combination of GPS and GLONASS is said to enable devices to retrieve positioning data from more than 50 sat... .. .

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