ACAL BFi signs a pan-European distribution agreement with OriginGPS

ACAL BFi, a division of Acal plc (FTSE:ACL) has signed a pan-European franchise agreement with OriginGPS, one of the world's leading manufacturers of miniature GPS modules. The agreement adds the industry's smallest integrated GPS antenna module to ACAL BFi's linecard, in addition to OriginGPS' Noise Free Zone (NFZ™) technology which enables fast position fixing and high navigation stability even in challenging GPS signal conditions. ACAL BFi's Philippe Gruson, President, explains; "Developing smaller and more reliable products for wireless connectivity is a key design goal for many of our customers. OriginGPS' highly integrated miniature GPS modules support this by offering low power consumption as well as excellent sensitivity and noise immunity in an ultra-compact footprint." Haim Goldberger, CEO for OriginGPS adds; "The expertise and experience of ACAL BFi's team of wireless design specialists, combined with their range of in-house test and manufacturing services, will enable our customers to reduce their R&D costs whilst getting state-of-the-art wireless connectivity products to market faster and with minimum risk." In addition to the industry's smallest general-purpose and high-performance GPS modules, the OriginGPS range includes the only GPS module screened for defence, applications and a comprehensive range of development boards. Origin GPS modules are used in applications such as asset, vehicle, workforce and animal tracking, automotive security, railway monitoring, electronic toll collection (ETC), maritime navigation, emergency beacons, weather balloons, mobile games consoles, agricultural automation, robots and UAVs, tablets, handheld devices, digital still cameras and GPS watches. For further details, please visit www.acaltechnology.com/eu/origingps