Telit Selected as Key
Representative of the
Italian Technology Industry
in Go-to-Market of Europe’s
Galileo Global Positioning
System
July
25, 2013
Telit
Wireless Solutions,
a leading
global vendor of
high-quality
machine-to-machine (M2M)
modules and value-added
services and solutions,
today announced that the
company was selected among
various applicant members of
the Italian Technology
Industry as one of the
nation’s key representatives
in the global roll-out of
Europe’s Galileo
ultra-accurate satellite
positioning system. The
selection reflects the high
degree of credibility
demonstrated by the Italian
Government not only in the
bold strategic plan proposed
by Telit to accelerate
global adoption of the
Galileo technology, but also
in the company itself.
Telit
also received a grant to
execute its proposed
strategic plan. The
grant offers Telit the
opportunity to accelerate
its activities in
development of projects for
the Positioning technology
market. It bolsters human
and financial resources
required to enable Telit to
quickly advance in this
market area and achieve
leadership in product
performance with services to
match. This achievement is
likely not only to enhance
the company’s
competitiveness but is also
provide measurable boost for
the Italian economy,
concretely contributing
tangible progress in the
strategic and very high
growth segment of m2m.
Telit’s
positioning technology R&D
center is an integral part
of the company’s R&D
function headquartered in
Trieste, Italy. The
inclusion of positioning
expertise stems from the
company’s M&A over the past
few years which have since
made it a leading designer
and manufacturer of
innovative GNSS solutions
for OEM applications, from
personal and asset tracking
to automotive solutions,
incorporating over 20 years
of pioneering experience
with millions of
high-performance GPS modules
sold worldwide.
Galileo
is Europe’s global
navigation satellite system,
designed to provide a highly
accurate, guaranteed global
positioning service under
civilian control. It is
inter-operable with GPS and
Glonass, the US and Russian
global satellite navigation
systems. By offering dual
frequencies as standard,
Galileo delivers real-time
positioning accuracy down to
the meter range. It ensures
availability of the service
under all but the most
extreme circumstances and
informs users within seconds
of any satellite failure,
making it suitable for
safety-critical applications
such as guiding cars,
running trains and landing
aircraft. A range of
services will be extended as
the system is built up from
initial operational capacity
(IOC) to reach the Full
Operational Capability (FOC)
by this decade’s end. The
fully deployed Galileo
system consists of 30
satellites (27 operational +
3 active spares), positioned
in three circular Medium
Earth Orbit (MEO) planes at
23 222 km altitude above the
Earth, and at an inclination
of the orbital planes of 56
degrees to the equator.
“Achievement of a leading
position in now in Galileo
technology not only boosts
Telit’s global stance and
strength, and consequently
that of the Italian
technology industry but also
extends the reach of our
leadership in positioning
which already includes two
decades of pioneering work
in GPS in the United
States,” said Dominikus
Hierl, chief marketing
officer at Telit Wireless
Solutions. “The planned
work-force expansions in
support of this new effort
will create extraordinary
value-add, not only in terms
of project acceleration but
also in innovation, vision
and new relationships for
Telit.”
