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Blog Editor’s Note: With 5G we will likely continue seeing closer alliances and mergers of telecom and PNT. This is likely one of many to come.

As another example we note that the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee urged President Biden last month to fund a National Resilient Timing Architecture.

 

Verizon Builds Precise Positioning Capability With Senion Acquisition

Verizon to offer customers indoor wayfinding, geofencing and location sharing

Verizon [VZ] has acquired Senionexpanding the company’s precise positioning offerings to include indoor wayfinding and geofencing, among other features.

Senion’s indoor positioning platform offers machine-learning fusion technology to deliver sub-meter accuracy for precise position and navigation of indoor areas, the company said.  The company’s indoor platform has been installed in factories and malls to allow customers to locate and assess the movement of people machines and IoT-capable equipment.

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