Location Business News

Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium for $8 Billion, Gaining Advanced Satellite PNT Capabilities

Rocket Lab gains 2.55-million subscribers in IoT, PNT, safety of life markets...

Jul 9 • Kevin Dennehy

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June 2026

Lockheed Martin Grabs $514 Million Space Force Contract for GPS IIIF Satellites

The new GPS IIIF satellites broadcast all civil signals — including the L1C and L5 — at greater accuracy and reliability.

Jun 25 • Kevin Dennehy

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Supreme Court Upholds $200 Million in FCC Location Privacy Fines Against Telecom Companies

Companies sold consumer's location data to third-party vendors...

Jun 12 • Kevin Dennehy

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May 2026

Iridium's $367 Million Aireon Acquision Aims To Bolster Global Aviation Surveillance Ambitions And Reduce GPS Dependence

The Iridium move to buy Aireon, which tracks 190,000 flights a day, is a hedge against GPS's reliability and availability.

May 21 • Kevin Dennehy

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Vontier Agrees to Sell Telematics Provider Teletrac Navman for $220 Million

Fleet tracking pioneer embracing AI across fleet telematics product line...

May 7 • Kevin Dennehy

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April 2026

Space Force Cancels $6.27 Billion GPS Ground System After Years of Cost Overruns and Failures

Broken program cancelled after years of cost overruns, testing problems...

Apr 23 • Kevin Dennehy

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Lockheed Martin Wins $105 Million Contract for GPS IIIF Support as Troubled OCX Program Faces Possible Cancellation

The OCX program continues to be an $8 billion industry cautionary tale...

Apr 9 • Kevin Dennehy

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March 2026

Xona Space Systems Raises $170 Million to Accelerate Resilient LEO Navigation Constellation

Xona Closes $170 Million, while Advanced Navigation Raises $110 Million to Scale GPS-Denied Navigation

Mar 26 • Kevin Dennehy

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Shake-Up at TomTom: Goddijn to Step Down

Mapping pioneer and other industry veterans to leave as company faces rocky financials...

Mar 12 • Kevin Dennehy

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February 2026

Point One, Cellnex Team Up to Expand Precise Positioning Network in Europe

Announcement follows large roll outs in Europe with Totem and Orange...

Feb 26 • Kevin Dennehy

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Federal Circuit Panel Signals Supreme Court Path in Ligado’s $40 Billion Spectrum Takings Bid

At issue for the courts...does an FCC license grant property rights in $40 billion lawsuit...

Feb 12 • Kevin Dennehy

January 2026

FTC Bans General Motors from Selling Driver Data for Five Years

The final order, which will last 20 years, orders GM to obtain explicit consent from consumers before collecting, using or sharing connected vehicle…

Jan 22 • Kevin Dennehy

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