India’s Push For Home-Grown Navigation System NavIC Jolts Smartphone Giants

According to India's space agency, only roughly two dozen mobile handset models in India would have NavIC capabilities by mid-2021. As a result, India's push for home-grown navigation system has jolted smartphone giants.

According to two industry sources and government documents viewed by Reuters, India is pressuring tech goliaths to start making smartphones compatible with its home-grown navigation system within months, which is alarming companies like Samsung, Xiaomi, and Apple wh...

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