u-blox is a Swiss company specializing in wireless semiconductors and modules for positioning and short-range communications. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Thalwil, Switzerland, u-blox operates as a fabless IC and design house, providing products that enable devices to determine precise locations and communicate wirelessly. Their offerings cater to automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, supporting technologies like GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou), cellular communications (GSM, UMTS, LTE), and short-range communications (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi). u-blox maintains a global presence with offices across Europe, Asia, and the USA, employing approximately 1,300 people as of 2023.
Compact receiver unlocks worldwide high-precision navigation for the mass market, with the total cost of ownership up to 90% less than conventional solutions.
u-blox extends the reach of its PointPerfect GNSS correction service by adding the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) data format standard, opening the service to use with all GNSS and real- time kinematics (RTK) receiver hardware.
Collaboration aims to leverage combined expertise and assets to deliver unparalleled high-precision GNSS positioning services with increased availability, reliability and affordability for the mass market.
u-blox CloudTrackTM combines reliable positioning with data communication, cloud intelligence, and best-in-class energy savings into an all-in-one service.
u-blox, a global provider of leading positioning and wireless communication technologies and services, has strengthened its contribution to the NVIDIA® Jetson™ and NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion™ platforms as part of its strategic growth initiative around high-precision positioning within the industrial and automotive markets.
u-locate offers every necessary hardware, software and middleware component for indoor positioning, including support for interoperability with the omlox standard.
u-blox has announced a number of significant project wins in the robotic lawnmower (RLM) sector, marking a notable achievement by partnering with the majority of manufacturers in this space.
u-blox’s new versatile Bluetooth LE modules ALMA-B1 and NORA-B2, integrating Nordic’s new nRF54 Series chips, offer powerful processing and high-security features for high-end and industrial IoT applications.