NovAtel Announces the Expansion of ppm GmbH in its GNSS Dealer Network

NovAtel Inc. is very pleased to announce that ppm GmbH, one of Europe’s premier precise positioning management companies, has expanded its territory as a NovAtel Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Dealer into Germany, in addition to Austria and Switzerland.

ppm GmbH, based in Penzberg, Germany are GNSS specialists with over two decades of experience in the GNSS Industry. Focusing on NovAtel GNSS sales and support in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, ppm GmbH offers NovAtel customers extensive expertise in all high precision markets.

Steve Duncombe, Vice President, NovAtel Sales stated, “We are very pleased that this agreement will see ppm represent NovAtel GNSS products and services in the European precise positioning market. The reputation of the ppm team of GNSS specialists, known for their integration and positioning expertise, make them an ideal fit for NovAtel. We’re extremely happy to have them onboard.”

“NovAtel is a highly versatile, progressive and innovative manufacturer, and we are excited to add Germany to our NovAtel distribution area,” said Stefan Geißler, General Manager, ppm GmbH. “We are delighted to intensify our relationship with NovAtel through this expansion. We are looking forward to introducing the high performance GNSS solutions from NovAtel now to German based companies."

The dealer agreement between NovAtel Inc. and ppm GmbH is effective immediately.

About ppm GmbH.

ppm was founded in 1998 as a trading and servicing company for GNSS products based in Germany. Today ppm is a GNSS system integrator, supplying its customers with a full range of GNSS boards, antennas, sensors and accessories. ppm distributes, designs and manufactures GNSS solutions for industrial customers.

ppm GmbH is a privately held company.

For more information about ppm, visit www.ppm-gps.de

About NovAtel Inc.

NovAtel designs, manufactures and sells high precision OEM positioning technology. Developed for efficient and rapid integration, our products have set the standard in quality and performance for over

20 years. State-of-the-art, lean manufacturing facilities in our North American headquarters produce the industry’s most extensive line of OEM receivers, antennas and subsystems. All of our products are backed by a team of highly skilled customer support and design engineers.

NovAtel Inc. is part of Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B; hexagon.com), a leading global provider of information technologies that drive quality and productivity improvements across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications.

For more information about NovAtel, visit www.novatel.com

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