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SpatialNews Press Release Wireless News Business News Feature Columns SiGEM Announces Release of WAAS GPS Receiver for Under US$100WAAS is a safety-critical navigation system that improves the availability, accuracy, and integrity of the standard GPS positioning service. It has been funded by the US Federal Aviation Administration, and is expected to become fully operational by the third quarter of 2000. In general, high-accuracy GPS solutions rely upon commercial satellite-based delivery systems, marine beacons, or radio modems for the provision of differential correction data. Such techniques require additional hardware, which necessarily adds to the complexity and cost of the systems. Typical costs for these systems range from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. In comparison, a WAAS-enabled 5610 does not require any external hardware, and for OEM volume orders will cost less than US$100. "The 5610 breaks new ground by combining WAAS capability with the lowest power consumption we've developed to date - it's our flagship OEM GPS product," said Peter Williams, Chief Operating Officer of SiGEM. "When combined with the outstanding performance of our 3900 GPS antenna we've got an extremely competitive product to launch into the burgeoning U.S. marketplace." Key Features of the 5610 OEM GPS Module: In its current form, the 5610 delivers a critical core technology component for the company's ePing family of low-power, low-cost, 2-way wireless portable location tracking devices, currently under development. Based in Kanata, Ontario, Canada, SiGEM develops and supplies technologies for the global wireless location-tracking industry. SiGEM's patented products utilize GPS and wireless technologies to provide cost effective, low-power, 2-way wireless location tracking solutions, serving several market applications, including people and asset tracking. The Company maintains a high level of Research & Development expertise in wireless communication protocols, silicon and software with a focus on providing high quality solutions. SiGEM continues development of its core ePing wireless tracking solution for enterprise and consumer tracking applications. The common shares of SiGEM trade on the Canadian Dealing Network under the trading symbol "SGEM", with 14,145,577 common shares outstanding. This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. |
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