With the declaration of Initial Services Galileo is moving from a global satellite navigation system in testing, to a live, operational service.
For the first time, European satellites are providing users with global positioning, navigation and timing information. In the lead up to Galileo Initial Services, many forward-looking companies created Galileo-enabled receivers, chipsets and modules – many of which are already available on the market.
Today, more than 30 companies produce Galileo-ready chips. Regarding the smartphone market, there are more than 20 manufacturers which have already started to produce Galileo enabled models. These companies include:
- Key chipset manufacturers like Qualcomm,u-blox, Broadcom, Mediatek and Intel.
- STM, a leading European chipset manufacturer in the automotive sector, has announced Galileo-ready “Teseo” chips for vehicle telematics and navigation systems.
- Qualcomm, the market leader for smartphone chips such as Snapdragon, has already built Galileo into its devices, meaning that many smartphones are Galileo-ready.
In the consumer market:
- Over 140 smartphone models on the market are currently Galileo-ready, from manufacturers such as Apple, Asus, BlackBerry, BQ, Google, Huawei, Xiaomi, LG, Samsung, Sony and others.
- As of March 2018, Galileo can be found in every new type-approved vehicle sold in Europe, thereby enabling the eCall emergency response system.
You can find up-to-date information on all available Galileo-enabled products at the updated www.useGalileo.eu.