Over the past six months, the conversation around satellite navigation and LEO PNT has shifted. What was once theoretical is now operating in orbit and innovation in satellite navigation is transitioning from promise to product in a tangible way.

Today, we’re announcing a new agreement with Furuno Electric which reflects this moment and signals a broader inflection underway.

Why Furuno

Furuno has spent decades building navigation and timing systems trusted by professionals around the world. Its products are deeply embedded across maritime, timing, and industrial applications where performance and reliability are non-negotiable.

This collaboration brings together complementary strengths: Pulsar’s next-era navigation service and Furuno’s deep experience integrating navigation technology into real products deployed at  global scale.

It also reflects a broader shift in GNSS. As Pulsar has moved from design to deployment, receiver manufacturers and system integrators are now incorporating LEO PNT as a key input into product roadmap planning. Across our growing partner ecosystem—from Trimble and Septentrio to QinetiQ, ST Microelectronics, and others—momentum is building to enable Pulsar compatibility for the billions of users who rely on GNSS today.

It’s about time

Our work with Furuno will focus on incorporating Pulsar’s capabilities into Furuno’s existing product domains, with an early emphasis on industrial timing.

Precise and reliable time synchronization is the backbone of today’s connected world, powering critical infrastructure such as telecom networks, data centers, and power grids. As these systems scale and become more interconnected, network operators are seeking scalable timing sources that deliver higher precision, stronger precision, and global reach.

Through this partnership, Xona and Furuno will address these demands by combining the Pulsar service with Furuno receivers capable of receiving Pulsar signals alongside GNSS, bringing next-era timing performance into systems already trusted today.

From possibility to platform

The past six months have marked a clear inflection point. With Pulsar-0, our first production-class satellite launched in June 2025, Xona is now demonstrating live-sky capabilities that were previously only simulated, such as:

• Over 100x stronger received signal power than traditional GNSS

• Centimeter-level ranging accuracy and nanosecond-level precision

• Indoor signal penetration and resilience against jamming

These milestones matter not because they set records, but because they unlock participation. They give device makers and system builders confidence that LEO PNT holds clear value and is ready to be integrated alongside existing GNSS solutions.

Looking ahead

Through this agreement, Xona and Furuno will further our understanding into how LEO PNT complements today’s fielded navigation systems, how compatibility lowers adoption barriers, and how stronger signals and improved resilience translate into operational benefits.

By working with experienced system builders like Furuno who know their users and markets deeply, Pulsar’s path to global adoption is accelerated. The transition from promise to product has begun. And partnerships like this are how that transition becomes reality.