Comments on: Atheros Buys Some Global Positioning http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:12:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Are You Ready for Location-Based Advertising? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-860236 Are You Ready for Location-Based Advertising? - GigaOM Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:15:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-860236 <p>[...] sophisticated, and are coming to market fitted with geopositioning systems. Every single chip maker catering to the mobile market is rushing to add location-based functionality into their chipsets; it’s something I’ve [...]</p> [...] sophisticated, and are coming to market fitted with geopositioning systems. Every single chip maker catering to the mobile market is rushing to add location-based functionality into their chipsets; it’s something I’ve [...]

]]> By: 2008: Year Of The Location Based Services? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-798484 2008: Year Of The Location Based Services? - GigaOM Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:01:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-798484 <p>[...] M&A activity in the sector is on an upswing, and the primary driver being location-based and mapping services on the mobile phones, the latest being NXP Semiconductors’ $85 million buyout of [...]</p> [...] M&A activity in the sector is on an upswing, and the primary driver being location-based and mapping services on the mobile phones, the latest being NXP Semiconductors’ $85 million buyout of [...]

]]> By: Joe Mobile http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-780602 Joe Mobile Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:49:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-780602 <p>Nimish - Google's approach (cell ID) really isn't accurate past 500m. The technology will be a nice fall back in situations where you can't get a position via GPS (indoors), but it's practically useless for navigation: http://www.thegpsinsider.com/2007/11/30/google-maps-cell-id-kool-aid/</p> <p>It won't dent profits for GPS chipset manufacturers - it's really just a bandaid until all handsets have GPS.</p> Nimish - Google’s approach (cell ID) really isn’t accurate past 500m. The technology will be a nice fall back in situations where you can’t get a position via GPS (indoors), but it’s practically useless for navigation:
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It won’t dent profits for GPS chipset manufacturers - it’s really just a bandaid until all handsets have GPS.

]]> By: Nimish Mehta http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-780012 Nimish Mehta Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:37:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-780012 <p>Folks - has anyone seen Google's cell tower triangulation approach? Does this do a "good enough" job - so as to dent the business of the GPS chip manufacturers? How much of a dent?</p> <p>Nimish</p> Folks - has anyone seen Google’s cell tower triangulation approach? Does this do a “good enough” job - so as to dent the business of the GPS chip manufacturers? How much of a dent?

Nimish

]]> By: Andreas http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-779812 Andreas Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:48:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/atheros-buys-some-global-positioning/#comment-779812 <p>To the list of services, have a look at GPSbuddies. A service in beta from GPS-Buddy (www.gps-buddy.com).</p> <p>http://www.gpsbuddies.com</p> <p>I think some big telco in Europe has signed up for it already.</p> To the list of services, have a look at GPSbuddies. A service in beta from GPS-Buddy (www.gps-buddy.com).

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I think some big telco in Europe has signed up for it already.

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