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More than 30 Indian companies are already manufacturing NavIC-enabled vehicle trackers approved by Automotive Research Association of India or International Centre for Automotive Technology.Isro said its commercial arm has procured a multichip module (MCM) based on 55nm-technology, developed through Taiwan-based SkyTraQ, to enable Indian firms to manufacture NavIC messaging receiver and vehicle tracker units.“We are looking at NavIC in autorickshaws carrying advertisements in the future,” Sivan said. “Advertisers currently do not know if an ad is reaching the target audience and how many places the auto goes. With NavIC, they will have the exact details.”
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is in talks with two big chipset makers — US-based Qualcomm and Singapore’s Broadcom — to integrate cellphones with NavIC, India’s own version of GPS. Isro chairman K Sivan confirmed that the agency and a few mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are holding discussions with the two companies for the development of a chip that will add NavIC capability to all types of mobiles. Discussions are also underway between Isro and several manufacturers for technical support.
“There are ongoing discussions, there is nothing conclusive so far,” Sivan told TOI. “This will be a huge game changer, but you must understand that we are still in the process.”Isro has launched eight Indian Regional Navigation Satellites (IRNS) for NavIC operations. Seven provide positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services and one, IRNSS-1A, messaging services.
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