Nokia, a world leader in mobile communications, and Trimble, a leading innovator of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, announced a cooperative licensing deal on Trimble's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) patents related to designated wireless products and services involving location technologies, such as GPS, assisted GPS or Galileo. The licensing agreement is exclusive to Nokia for the wireless consumer product and service domain and includes sublicensing rights. In return, Trimble receives a non-exclusi .. ..

In the third of a series of short articles looking at the new European instruments carried on MetOp, we take a look at GRAS - the Global Navigation Satellite System Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding, which will provide unprecedented observations of atmospheric temperature and humidity to improve weather forecasting and climate change monitoring. - courtesy of ESA

Today, Nokia , a world leader in mobile communications, and Trimble , a leading innovator of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, announced a cooperative licensing deal on Trimble's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) patents related to designated wireless products and services involving location technologies, such as GPS, assisted GPS or Galileo. The licensing agreement is exclusive to Nokia for the wireless consumer product and service domain and includes sublicensing rights. In return, Trimble receives a non-exclusive license to Nokia's location-based patents for use in Trimble's commercial products and services. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed; however it will not be material to either company's revenue or income.