Auto Industry Unites to Take Countermeasures against Hackers

June 10, 2016 at 3:08 pm by Pete Bigelow | Photography by the Manufacturer Courtesy of www.blog.caranddriver.com Automakers have gotten more serious about protecting motorists from car-related cyber threats, and not a moment too soon. Amid growing concern from Congress and the traveling public, a dozen major manufacturers established an Information Sharing and Analysis Center…

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u-blox magazine: THE CONNECTED VEHICLE

Welcome to the first edition of “u” – the u‑blox technology magazine, a comprehensive collection of articles on the connected vehicle. We took a holistic approach in our research, considering that you want to get the big picture. To do so, we include an expert’s view of the connected vehicle, which offers a different perspective…

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U-blox taps deeper into unmanned aerial vehicle market

Courtesy of www.koreatimes.co.kr U-blox Korea CEO Shone Kim, left, poses with Peter Fairhurst, the company’s market development manager, while holding its NEO-M8P global navigation satellite system (GNSS) module at the COEX Convention Center in southern Seoul, Wednesday. / Yonhap By Lee Min-hyung U-blox, the Switzerland-based global positioning system (GPS) chip maker, unveiled its latest navigation module…

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Vodafone to deploy NB-IoT in multiple markets next year

By Justin Springham – Courtesy of http://www.mobileworldlive.com/ Operator Vodafone promises to roll out NB-IoT tech across “multiple markets” in 2017, a fillip for the low power wide area (LPWA) cellular technology that is facing strong competition from proprietary rivals such as Ingenu, LoRa and Sigfox. Vodafone’s commitment is significant as the NB-IoT standard is not yet fully ratified (expected…

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ULTRA-COMPACT 3G/2G MODULE, IN DISTRIBUTION

By Christoph Hammerschmidt – Courtesy of www.automotive-eetimes.com The SARA-U201 from u-blox is currently the smallest cellular module available supporting 2G and 3G. The device is pin and form factor compatible with u-blox’s other region-specific 2G and 3G variants, such as the 2G SARA-G350. Measuring just 16 x 26 x 3 mm, the 96-pin SARA-U201 provides 5-band…

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NB-IoT / CAT M2 standard nears completion

By Simon Glassman – Senior Principal, Strategic Partnerships Courtesy of www.radio-electronics.com IoT is fast becoming a reality, and requirements including narrow bandwidth, low power and reliable connectivity are all issues – hear how NB-IoT is addressing these problems. For the last couple of years, u-blox has cooperated with Vodafone and Huawei to develop and demo the new…

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