Xiaomi to bring ISRO technology NavIC to smartphones in 2020
Smartphone
and smart TV brand Xiaomi on Tuesday announced it would bring ISROs
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System NavIC technology to its
smartphones.
Navigation
with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is the regional geo-positioning
system designed in the country by the city-headquartered Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) to provide accurate positioning in India
and 1500 km around the Indian mainland.
The
capability has been currently enabled by Qualcomm Technologies Inc on
several of their Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platforms and will be
made available across multiple Xiaomi smartphones in India, Xiaomi
said in a statement.
In
2020, several Xiaomi smartphones across multiple price points will
support NavIC initially supported by some Snapdragon chipsets.
The
implementation was possible after R&D efforts from Xiaomi for
software along with ISRO's (Indian Space Research Organisation) and
Qualcomms efforts, it said.
"Xiaomi
has taken this step to further extend its commitment to Make in
India, by bringing in technology developed in India within its
smartphones", the company said.
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