TMCnet: Communications semiconductor company Broadcom has agreed to acquire Global Locate, a provider of industry-leading GPS technology to the global mobile wireless industry.
Broadcom expects to leverage Global Locate’s products and services, particularly GPS, as those products and location based services are becoming more popular to mobile owners worldwide.
“With the acquisition of Global Locate, Broadcom will be the only semiconductor supplier in the world with top-tier customers in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM radio and GPS, four of the key wireless technologies now being added to next generation mobile phones,” said Robert A. Rango, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom’s Wireless Connectivity Group, in a statement.
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