Chinese phone-maker may be the 1st to add Desi GPS

BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is in advanced level negotiations with Xiaomi, a Chinese mobile phone maker to include NaVIC chipsets — which will provide India’s own version of GPS services to users in the sub-continent — in its phone.

The chipset will be made by US chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies in collaboration with Isro, as announced in October this year. TOI first reported that Isro was in talks with Qualcomm in July 2019.