Chip Set Adds Embedded GPS

摘要

Two companies team to provide a "universal solution" for embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities in portable wireless products. Global-positioning technology is finding its way into more and more wireless products, sometimes by Federal mandate. The E911 ruling by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which requires position-location capability in new cellular telephones, has brought GPS technology to millions of consumers. As those users become more familiar with the capabilities of GPS, the demand for positioned-based data is certain to accelerate. 2.5G and 3G wireless networks promise to provide the increased data capacity these new location-based services will demand. In response to increased demands for embedded GPS functionality, two California companies have joined forces to create a low-cost, low-power Global Positioning System (GPS) chip set to address the challenge.