SEATTLE-Xypoint Corp. announced a new certification program designed to help wireless carriers comply with Phase II of the Federal Communications Commission’s Enhanced 911 mandate.
The mandate requires carriers to be able to provide public-safety answering points with information about a caller’s location that are accurate to within 410 feet 67 percent of the time.
Xypoint’s certification program will ensure that location-determining technologies are interoperable with Xypoint’s intelligent network E911 solution, said the Seattle-based company. Xypoint will work with the location technology companies to provide interface specifications and technical support, and it will manage testing to ensure interoperability.
Several location companies, including Cell-Loc Inc., Grayson Wireless, KSI Inc., SigmaOne Communications Corp. and SnapTrack Inc., are participating in Xypoint’s certification program.
