Qualcomm has announced the introduction of a support system geopositioning Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in the Snapdragon chipset series. Support for Galileo was first implemented in some models of Qualcomm processors a few years ago, but now integrated platform geopositioning which is a joint project of the European Union's satellite navigation system and the European Space Agency, will be available for both smartphones and tablets, as well as for computer devices, entertainment systems , telematics systems and IoT (Internet of Things).
The emergence of Galileo system support will open new opportunities for the platform Qualcomm IZat geolocation services, which now employs six groups, including a total of more than 80 satellites. This will improve the accuracy of the location, especially in urban environments, where, because of the dense high building geolocation accuracy is reduced.
It is worth noting that the introduction of support for Galileo in the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor will be implemented at the software level and would not affect the cost of the hardware for mobile device manufacturers. The updated firmware with support for Galileo will be released in the third quarter this year. It will have mobile devices based on Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 820, 652, 650, 625, 617 and 435, car entertainment systems based on Snapdragon 820A, modems, Qualcomm 9x15 and MDM6x00 and devices with chips Snapdragon X16, X12, X7 and X5 LTE.
Galileo geopositioning system operating in the countries of the European Union as well as China, Israel, South Korea and Ukraine. The countries of Europe support for mobile platforms in the ecosystem, and the IoT-car devices required to comply with the directive on the implementation of eCall, which is a system of automatic notification of road accidents and is being implemented in the framework of the project "eSafety" of the European Commission. Its purpose is to reduce the cases of death in a traffic accident. By 2018, all cars shipped to the EU, must support this system. Related Products :
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