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Latest news - July 2008:
JULY 2008 - NOKIA complete the acquisition of Navteq
NOKIA the Finnish handset and mobile device maker has completed the acquisition of Chicago-based Navteq for approximately $8.l billion. Thus the two main digital map suppliers for portable navigation devices (PND's) and other consumer level GPS and navigation systems are no longer independent.
Navteq belongs to NOKIA and TomTom finalized its acquisition of Tele Atlas in June '08.
MAY 2008 - Galileo now has 2 satellites
GIOVE-B, the second in-orbit validation satellite for Galileo, was finally launched into orbit on 27 April 2008. The satellite began transmitting the first GPS-Galileo common signal on 7 -May 2008. GIOVE-B is designed to prove that Galileo and GPS are truly compatible and interoperable.
The next stage of the Galileo constellation development will be the deployment of 4 operational satellites in 2010, to validate the space to ground segments.
APRIL 2008 - HEOL DESIGN add downloadable firmware to the T101 precision GPS timing module
HEOL DESIGN have released a downloadable firmware upgrade capability for users of the HEOL-TIME T101 precision GPS timing module. Users login via a secure URL to the HEOL DESIGN support site and use HyperTerminal to upgrade the firmware and select the profile and configuration options.
Please contact Peek Associates Ltd on +44 1252 627747 or HEOL DESIGN at info@heoldesign.com for more information, or visit www.heoldesign.com to see the full range of HEOL DESIGN products
March 2008 - Peek Associates assist HEOL DESIGN (France) at CeBIT 08
Peek Associates assisted French Industrial GPS solutions developer HEOL DESIGN at this months CeBIT 08 in Hannover Germany. HEOL DESIGN promoted their full range of Industrial grade GPS localisation, precision timing and frequency synchronisation modules and SW within the ICT in Motion special feature area in Hall 015 at CeBIT 08. HEOL saw significant interest in thier automotive grade N101 positioning module from professional system integrators and end-users such as the Police and Emergency Services (search and rescue) and the telecommunications and security sector for the T101 and TR101 (19U) precision timing modules. The T101 module delivered consitent stratum 1, GPS time synchronised to UTC at 10 nanseconds, inside hall 015 during CeBIT 08, using and internal GPS antenna mounted on the top of the HEOL booth. HEOL also launched thier new network traffic and IP measurement software suite, utilising the T101 module as the time reference. This new SW is designed for test and measurement applications.
Please go to www.heoldesign.com or info@heoldesign.com for detailed information on the full range of solutions and products and custom design services or contact Peek Associates Limited.
Thank you for visiting our JULY 2008 News page and for your interest. We look forward to talking with you over the coming weeks.
