Broadcom will offer Skyhook Wireless WiFi services

Broadcom Corp., a California company that makes semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, announced today that it will upgrade its location based services infrastructure to add WiFi positioning from Skyhook Wireless Inc. of Boston to its portfolio of location-based services.

Broadcom said it will leverage both GPS and WiFi technologies to integrate, deploy, and offer this new capability using the WiFi Positioning System developed by Skyhook.

“Broadcom is quickly becoming the market leader in location positioning hardware for mobile devices,” Jed Rice, a Skyhook Wireless vice president, said in a statement. “We’re excited to work jointly to expand our LBS capabilities and support full hybrid positioning while delivering ubiquitous location availability and reliable accuracy in any operating environment."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)