ZaiNar publicly demonstrates precise location-tracking technology and targets $5 billion in deals
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Updated · The Information · May 1
ZaiNar publicly demonstrates precise location-tracking technology and targets $5 billion in deals
9 articles · Updated · The Information · May 1
At a Belmont, California warehouse, CEO Daniel Jacker showed software locating a 5G-connected phone within four inches; he said the startup has $500 million in contracts and commitments.
ZaiNar says its system tracks phones, cars, drones and robots indoors or outdoors within about a mile of network receivers, selling software to carriers, enterprises and AI model developers.
The company, valued at $1 billion in February, faces competition from Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and Qualcomm, while privacy advocates warn its permissionless network-based tracking could enable surveillance and data abuse.
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