Smartphones may get Indian GPS NaVIC by 2019: ISRO scientist

Smartphones supporting the navigation system developed by India, Navigation with Indian Constellation (NaVIC) might launch in the market for the first time in early 2019, senior ISRO scientist Nilesh Desai said on Friday. Another scientist said that a chip will be used to install NaVIC in smartphones. However, Desai said installing NaVIC on all phones might not be compulsory.