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u-blox is a Swiss company that creates wireless semiconductors and modules for consumer, automotive and industrial markets.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: BeiDou, Bluetooth, Canton of Zurich, CDMA2000, ETH Zurich, Fabless manufacturing, Galileo (satellite navigation), Global Positioning System, GLONASS, GSM, Initial public offering, Integrated circuit, Internet of things, Joint-stock company, LTE (telecommunication), Machine to machine, Satellite navigation, Semiconductor, SIX Swiss Exchange, SoftBank Group, Taipei, Thalwil, UMTS, Wi-Fi.

  2. Companies based in the canton of Zürich
  3. Semiconductor companies of Switzerland
  4. Thalwil

BeiDou

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned and operated by the China National Space Administration.

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Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs).

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Canton of Zurich

The canton of Zurich (Kanton Zürich; Canton de Zurich.; Chantun Turitg; Canton Zurigo.) is an administrative unit (canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country.

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CDMA2000

CDMA2000 (also known as C2K or IMT Multi‑Carrier (IMT‑MC)) is a family of 3G mobile technology standards for sending voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites.

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ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich; Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) is a public research university in Zürich, Switzerland.

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Fabless manufacturing

Fabless manufacturing is the design and sale of hardware devices and semiconductor chips while outsourcing their fabrication (or fab) to a specialized manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry.

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Galileo (satellite navigation)

Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that went live in 2016, created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA), operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), headquartered in Prague, Czechia, with two ground operations centres in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, mostly responsible for the control of the satellites, and in Fucino, Italy, mostly responsible for providing the navigation data.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. U-blox and Global Positioning System are radio navigation and wireless locating.

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GLONASS

GLONASS (label,; t) is a Russian satellite navigation system operating as part of a radionavigation-satellite service. U-blox and GLONASS are wireless locating.

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GSM

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

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Initial public offering

An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors.

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Integrated circuit

An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip, computer chip, or simply chip, is a small electronic device made up of multiple interconnected electronic components such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors.

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Internet of things

The Internet of things (IoT) describes devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communications networks.

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Joint-stock company

A joint-stock company (JSC) is a business entity in which shares of the company's stock can be bought and sold by shareholders.

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LTE (telecommunication)

In telecommunications, long-term evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA standards.

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Machine to machine

Machine to machine (M2M) is direct communication between devices using any communications channel, including wired and wireless.

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Satellite navigation

A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geopositioning. U-blox and satellite navigation are radio navigation.

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Semiconductor

A semiconductor is a material that has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass.

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SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Swiss Exchange (formerly SWX Swiss Exchange), based in Zürich, is Switzerland's principal stock exchange (the other being BX Swiss).

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SoftBank Group

is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo which focuses on investment management.

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Taipei

Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan.

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Thalwil

Thalwil is a municipality and town in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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UMTS

The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard.

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Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves.

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See also

Companies based in the canton of Zürich

Semiconductor companies of Switzerland

Thalwil

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-blox

Also known as Ublox.