CSR nets two GPS specialists
Bluetooth pioneer CSR has acquired NordNav Technologies and Cambridge Positioning Systems. The two acquisitions, says the company, will enable it to offer a GPS solution to handset, PND and other portable device manufacturers, with an incremental price of less than $1 when used with CSR’s Bluetooth technology.
Matthew Phillips, SVP of CSR’s Mobile Handset Connectivity strategic business unit, commented, “At $5 to $10, current GPS solutions are too expensive and just not practical for mainstream cellphone applications. There are also performance restrictions in terms of both handset and network that have meant that the technology is not appropriate for the mobile platform. The two acquisitions mean that CSR has removed the barriers for mobile handset makers and operators to provide location based services for the mass market.”
