GNSS Is No Longer Just About Location. It Is Becoming a Trust Layer.
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GNSS Is No Longer Just About Location. It Is Becoming a Trust Layer.
Delft, The Netherlands, June 17th, 2026: Everything relies on GNSS today. In a recent discussion on the Embedded Insiders podcast, Tom Trill, CEO of Qualinx, joins Tiera Oliver, Assistant Managing Editor at Embedded Computing Design, to explore how GNSS is evolving from a positioning tool into a foundation of trust for connected systems.
Every connected device needs to know where it is. But the real question is becoming: Can it trust the signal?
That is the shift Tom Trill, CEO of Qualinx, explores in his conversation with Tiera Oliver on the Embedded Insiders podcast.
GNSS has evolved far beyond navigation. Today, it underpins positioning, velocity, and timing across wearables, IoT, e-mobility, agriculture, mining, autonomy, and connected infrastructure. As these applications scale, so do the demands. The market is no longer asking only for accuracy, but for authentication, resilience, ultra-low power, and global flexibility.
Why is GNSS sovereignty becoming harder to ignore?
Satellite constellations may operate globally, but governments and industries need greater confidence in the signals their systems depend on. Spoofing has turned location into a vulnerability. If a device cannot verify the signal, it cannot fully trust its position. Power is another major pressure point. As connected devices get smaller and more battery-dependent, legacy analog RF architectures struggle to keep pace.
This is where Qualinx is taking a different path. By moving most of the traditional analog RF receiver into digital CMOS, Qualinx brings GNSS into a more scalable architecture. Its digital RF approach is designed to reduce power consumption, support integration, and enable secure GNSS performance across a broader range of devices, including Galileo OSNMA authentication embedded into the chip architecture.
The next phase of GNSS will not be won by accuracy alone but by trust, efficiency, security, and scale.
Listen to the full episode to hear how Qualinx is building the future of GNSS for the connected edge: secure, ultra-low power, and ready to scale.
About Qualinx
Qualinx is a deep-tech fabless semiconductor company redefining the connected edge by making ultra-low power connectivity accessible to every application and device. Qualinx’s Digital Radio Frequency (DRF) technology enables highly efficient, reconfigurable GNSS and IoT chips designed for scalable, real-world deployment and long device lifecycles.
Headquartered in Delft, The Netherlands, Qualinx is privately held and backed by FORWARD.one, InnovationQuarter Capital, Invest-NL, and Waterman Ventures and led by Tom Trill (CEO) and co-founders Iman Madadi (CIO) and Amir Reza (PMO). Learn more at www.qualinx.io
About Embedded Insiders Podcast
The Embedded Insiders Podcast is a popular industry podcast that covers the latest trends, technologies, and innovations in embedded computing. Hosted by Ken Briodagh, Editor-in-Chief of Embedded Computing Design, and organized by Assistant Managing Editor Tiera Oliver, it features discussions with engineers, product leaders, and industry insiders on topics such as IoT, AI at the edge, hardware design, and emerging embedded solutions. It’s a valuable resource for professionals and enthusiasts who want to stay informed about real-world applications and future developments in embedded systems. Learn more at Podcasts - Embedded Computing Design
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