industry computer software computer hardware founded 1997 headquarters thalwil switzerland key people thomas seiler ceo friedrich fahrni chairman revenue 338.3 million chf 2014 . 1 2 number of employees 736 2015 1 3 4 website www.u blox.com u blox is a swiss company that creates wireless semiconductors and modules for consumer automotive and industrial markets . they operate as a fabless ic and design house . their wireless solutions connect machines vehicles and people to locate their exact positions and communicate via short range wi fi bluetooth or cellular networks . using their portfolio of chips modules or software solutions it s possible to create subsystems and products to fulfill needs for the internet of things iot m2m or car2car or vehicle to vehicle solutions quick and cost effectively . they acquired a dozen companies after their ipo in 2007 the last two acquisitions were connectblue 5 in 2014 and lesswire in 2015 6 u blox was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in thalwil switzerland . the company is listed at the swiss stock exchange six ubxn and has offices in the usa singapore china taiwan korea japan india pakistan australia ireland the uk belgium germany sweden finland italy and greece . in april 2015 u blox successfully issued a 60 million chf bond . the bonds bear a 1.625 % coupon and have a duration of 6 years . the bonds were placed with institutional and private investors in switzerland under the lead management of credit suisse ag and with z rcher kantonalbank acting as a co manager . 7 8 u blox develops and sells chips and modules that support global satellite navigation systems gnss including receivers for gps glonass galileo satellite navigation beidou and qzss . the wireless range consists of gsm umts and cdma2000 and lte modules as well as bluetooth and wifi modules . all these products enable the delivery of complete systems for location based services and m2m applications machine to machine communication in the internet of things that rely on the convergence of 2g 3g 4g bluetooth wi fi technology and satellite navigation . u blox provides starter kits which allow quick prototyping of variety of applications for the internet of things . 9 related technologies edit assisted gps the globally available online service assisted gnss a gnss permits gnss receivers to compute a position within seconds even under very poor signal conditions . 3 dimensional automotive dead reckoning 3d adr 10 it aids traditional gps gnss navigation via intelligent algorithms based on distance direction and elevation changes made during satellite signal interruption . u blox 3d adr gnss chip blends satellite navigation data with individual wheel speed gyroscope and accelerometer information to deliver accurate positioning regardless of changes in a vehicle s speed heading or vertical displacement even when satellite signals are partially or completely blocked . this is especially important when quick navigation decisions must be made immediately upon exiting tunnels and parkhouses . celllocate although gps is a widespread technology gps positioning is not always possible particularly in shielded environments such as indoors and enclosed park houses or when a gps jamming signal is present . the situation can be improved by augmenting gps receiver data with mobile network cell attributes to provide a level of redundancy that can benefit numerous applications . timing gps gnss signals are widely used as low cost precision time or frequency references by remote or distributed wireless communication industrial financial and power distribution equipment . by capitalizing on atomic clocks which are onboard positioning satellites gps gnss signals containing embedded timing information can be used to synchronize equipment to within 15 ns as well as provide utc time to an accuracy within 90 ns 11 lte long term evolution stands for a standard in wireless communication of high speed data for mobile phones and data terminals . u blox delivers several products for this technique and is certified for all global markets and providers e.g. verizon usa 12 gnss applications delivering a complete set of wireless chips and modules u blox can support system providers to create products with integrated location based functionality . short range radio bluetooth and wifi are technologies to exchange data within short distances . 13 narrowband iot nb iot is a low power wide area lpwa technology designed for internet of things iot applications such as utility meters building automation and smart cities and available for deployment over existing mobile networks in licensed radio spectrum . such applications have low data rates require long battery lives up to 10 years and operate unattended for long periods of time often in remote or hard to reach locations such as basements and with varying temperatures . u blox is participating in the 3rd generation partnership project 3gpp ran working group meetings ramping up to the implementation of the 3gpp release 13 of nb iot standards in june 2016 . 14 centimeter level precise positioning at u blox is achieved by combining real time kinematics rtk technology and u blox global navigation satellite systems gnss expertise . the base station module sends corrections via a communication link that uses radio technical commission for maritime services rtcm protocol to the moving end user the rover module enabling it to output its position relative to the base station at centimeter level accuracy . the demand for lower price high precision technology is growing in particular for applications such as precision agriculture uavs or robotic guidance systems . 15 16 the products of u blox as well as the solutions are utilized by almost 5 200 oems in integrated gnss and wireless applications . e.g. fleet management remote monitoring and control wireless data transmission tracking of goods and people navigation emergency call systems ecall era glonass wearable devices cameras tablets and mobile phones . references edit a b 1 u blox holding fy 2015 revenue up 25.3 pct to chf 338.3 m u blox annual report u blox announces profit revenue advances in 2014 u blox acquires connectblue u blox acquires automotive short range modules business from lesswire bloomberg u blox places 60 million chf bond issue yahoo u blox places 60 million chf bond issue arm mbed ecosystem 3d dead reckoning chip from u blox will track you even without gps or signal precision timing and reference frequency module certified for 4g lte network internet of things module nb iot cat m2 standard nears completion gnss rtk fixes to centimetre level precision for the mass market u blox brings gnss rtk precision to the mass market external links edit official website bloomberg business yahoo stock quote new possibilities with internet of things multi radio solution improving 3d automotive navigation accuracy m2m alliance companies portal switzerland portal retrieved from https 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