VERIPOS selects Septentrio for GNSS and L-band

26 September 2007, 4:05pm

Sept 26, 2007 - Leuven, Belgium – Septentrio, a European manufacturer of professional OEM GNSS receivers, has been awarded a contract by VERIPOS to supply its dual-frequency GPS/GLONASS OEM receiver modules and matching L-band modules, for delivery of the
complete range of VERIPOS augmentation services to its customers world-wide.

VERIPOS, a leading supplier of precise positioning solutions to the international offshore and marine industries, will use Septentrio’s AsteRx2 receivers and L-band modules to deliver its full portfolio of augmentation services, ranging from its single-frequency VERIPOS Standard service to its high accuracy PPP service, VERIPOS Ultra. VERIPOS and Septentrio will also work together to develop other advanced solutions to further enhance accuracy, reliability and integrity of precise navigation and ositioning.

“We are delighted with this agreement and look forward to working together with VERIPOS,”
says Peter Grognard, CEO of Septentrio. “VERIPOS is a leading and strongly growing provider of GNSS augmentation services primarily for offshore and marine customers, with a strong focus on quality support and service and continuous improvement. The fact that Septentrio was selected following a market-wide bidding process to provide its products to work in these challenging environments, is a tribute to the strengths of our products and team. We are convinced that the collaboration with VERIPOS will result in innovative solutions that will benefit the customers of both companies.”

Bobby Johnson, Technical Director of VERIPOS, commented : “Septentrio products combine
excellent data-quality with flexibility and robustness. They will enable VERIPOS to costeffectively provide our full range of services on a single hardware platform, which is advantageous in the maritime and offshore industries as the reception hardware can be
upgraded to enhanced services without need to visit the vessel. Moreover, from what we’ve
experienced during recent months, Septentrio’s team is very cooperative and flexible and a
good working relationship has been established which I’m confident will result in the best
possible solutions for our customers.
Septentrio has many of the building blocks and
technologies to enable the innovations VERIPOS wish to keep delivering to our industry in
the future.”

AsteRx2 is Septentrio’s compact and low power, dual frequency GPS/GLONASS OEM receiver module. AsteRx2 features high flexibility, provides quality all-in-view dual-frequency
GPS data and offers excellent measurement quality for high-precision positioning even in
challenging environments. Moreover, AsteRx2 features optional GLONASS functionality,
thus increasing availability, reliability and accuracy of positioning in highly obstructed
environments.

Septentrio Satellite Navigation NV designs, manufactures, markets and supports high-end
OEM GNSS receivers for demanding professional navigation, positioning and timing
applications. Septentrio has an international team of experts in all areas of satellite
navigation receiver design and applications. For more information about Septentrio, please
visit our website at www.septentrio.com

VERIPOS is a leading global provider of precise satellite positioning solutions, including hardware, software and augmentation services. For more information about VERIPOS,
please visit our website at

www.veripos.com

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