[1] Skyhook's database was initially gathered through wardriving,[2] when the company sent teams of drivers around the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and selected Asian countries to map out Wi-Fi hotspots.

[5] The complaint claimed that Andy Rubin, Google's Vice President for Engineering, gave Sanjay K. Jha, Chief Executive of Motorola's mobile devices' division, a "stop ship" order, preventing Motorola from shipping phones with the Android operating system using the Skyhook software.

[6] The figure was shown in a securities filing by Liberty Broadband Corporation, Skyhook's Colorado-based parent company.

[12] In April 2020, Skyhook partnered with Kyocera to provide location services to DuraXV Extreme, a rugged flip phone.

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