Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
- previous news
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U-TDOA technology standardized by 3GPP
May 6, 2003
TruePosition, a provider of wireless location-based technologies, announced
today that U-TDOA has been formally standardized by the 3GPP. 3GPP, the
official governing body for development and standardization of GSM and
UMTS networks, announced the decision at the 14th meeting of GERAN (GSM
EDGE Radio Access Network) held in Munich, Germany. The decision comes
shortly after recent decisions by three of the US's national GSM operators
to use U-TDOA to support their FCC E-911 needs.
Standardization by the 3GPP provides wireless operators with the assurance
that a technology will have seamless interoperability between various
vendors' equipment and that the technology will be widely accepted and
maintained. With its acceptance into the 3GPP standard, purchasers of
the technology can expect reduced equipment costs and easy integration
within GSM networks.
"We're pleased to announce U-TDOA's acceptance as a 3GPP standard," said
Kent Sander, COO and President, TruePosition, Inc.
U-TDOA is one of three high-accuracy wireless location technologies now
supported by the 3GPP. The technology, which has long since been standardized
for AMPS, TDMA and CDMA systems, is now being deployed throughout the
U.S. to support Phase II of the FCC's Emergency 911 location mandate.
U-TDOA technology locates wireless phones by comparing the time it takes
a mobile station's radio signal to reach several Location Measurement
Units (LMUs) installed at an operator's base stations and can be used
to enable location-based services such as emergency location, asset tracking,
and mobile concierge services.
Some of U-TDOA's distinguishing features include the ability to produce
high-accuracy locations, typically 50m or better, with a near 100% success
rate across all usage scenarios, including indoor and heavily obstructed
areas. In addition, U-TDOA is the only high-accuracy location technology
not requiring an upgrade of the users' phones to operate. High accuracy
combined with the ability to function almost anywhere with any existing
or future phone or wireless device, enables operators to offer location-based
services to their entire subscriber base immediately.
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