GPS position determination systems operate by measuring the signals propagated from synchronised clocks carried on a constellation of (currently 30) satellites in earth orbit at a height of 20,200 km.

The incorporation of satellite navigation capability into mobile handsets introduces a new set of challenges, not least the issue of how to fit yet another antenna and associated radio front end into ...

Heralded as the industry's smallest active GPS antenna, the Micro Skymaster measures only 33.95 mm x 25.2 mm x 10.6 mm and delivers a gain of 24 dB. The component can be either magnet or screw mounted ...

We examine the antenna designs that provide GPS functionality to mobile phones and why most phones still do not provide GPS operation indoors. We also see what it will take to make them better. WHAT ...

Optical Zonu has introduced the ZonuSkyShot GPS tester, designed for quick testing during the critical installation phase of an antenna at a new site build or small cell integration. The compact ...

I ordered three of the latter, actually motivated in part by a quantity discount offer from the seller, and with a teardown in mind. These modestly priced devices (currently listed on eBay for $8.99 ...

Ever since reading David Pogue's review of iPhone 3G I've been puzzling over something he said in relation to the GPS receiver. Specifically, is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?

It's the problem that won't go away for LightSquared, and one that has prompted a number of different "fixes" and "solutions." The latest, as announced by the LTE wholesaler last month, is an actual ...