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CUPERTINO, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fourth China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC) was successfully convened between May 15 and May 17 in Wuhan, China. "Beidou Tech Week" was held in conjunction with the conference and included lectures, exhibitions and face-to-face communication among industry leaders and visitors alike. This year's conference attracted many visitors and promoted the theme of "Beidou Applications -- Opportunities and Challenges". The wide application...

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced the availability of its MT3332/MT3333, the world's first 5-in-1 multi-GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver SoC solutions that support the Beidou Satellite Navigation System. The Beidou system has been commercially operational since the end of 2012, and is currently a constellation of 16...

THALWIL, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiss-based u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a leading provider of GPS/GNSS and wireless semiconductors, has achieved successful satellite positioning using China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. The technical achievement establishes u-blox as the first GNSS ("Global Navigation Satellite System") component vendor to demonstrate compatibility with all globally deployed positioning systems: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and now BeiDou....