u-blox is a Swiss company specializing in wireless semiconductors and modules for positioning and short-range communications. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Thalwil, Switzerland, u-blox operates as a fabless IC and design house, providing products that enable devices to determine precise locations and communicate wirelessly. Their offerings cater to automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, supporting technologies like GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou), cellular communications (GSM, UMTS, LTE), and short-range communications (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi). u-blox maintains a global presence with offices across Europe, Asia, and the USA, employing approximately 1,300 people as of 2023.
The SARA-R52 and LEXI-R52 series powered by the 2nd generation of the UBX-R5 chip, optimize cost and performance, while eliminating the need for extra components.
The u-blox MAYA-W3 brings the benefits of Wi-Fi 6 and the 6 GHz band to industrial applications, preventing network congestion and ensuring power efficiency.
U-blox introduces the LEXI-R4, a compact module for size-constrained applications, supporting LTE-M and NB-IoT bands with 23 dBm RF output power and 2G network operation.
U-blox, a global provider of leading positioning and wireless communication technologies and services, announced the certification of its SARA-R5 series on all the Japan MNOs’ LTE-M networks.