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Exclusive: India's push for home-grown navigation system jolts smartphone giants

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India is pushing tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its home-grown navigation system. Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple fear elevated costs and disruptions as the move requires hardware changes. India wants to reduce dependence on foreign systems, including the widely used U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS)

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Reuters

Exclusive: India's push for home-grown navigation system jolts smartphone giants

India is pushing tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its home-grown navigation system within months, worrying the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple who fear elevated costs and disruptions as the move requires hardware changes, according to two industry sources and government documents seen by Reuters.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Indian Express

India’s push for home-grown navigation system jolts smartphone giants

In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's drive for self-reliance, India has over the years expanded the use of its regional navigation satellite system called NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation).

2 years ago·India

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Exclusive-India’s push for home-grown navigation system jolts smartphone giants – One America News Network

By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya KalraNEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is pushing tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its home-grown navigation system within months, worrying the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple who fear elevated costs and disruptions as the move requires hardware changes, according to two industry sources and government documents seen by Reuters.In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive for self-reliance, Ind…

2 years ago·San Diego, United States

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