location based services

We have begun a new year, but a common challenge still persists: How can operators differentiate their 5G services, especially with more cloud-based and digital native players joining the market? …

In a mobile world, we’re now realizing that one of the absolute must-haves in most devices is positioning. Some applications are already commonplace: navigation in our phones and cars, finding …

Verizon can now offer customers additional precise positioning capabilities like indoor wayfinding, geofencing and location sharing Verizon has acquired precise positioning company Senion, and with it, the company’s indoor positioning …

At least one wireless carrier broke federal law by selling wireless subscribers’ real-time location data, the Federal Communications Commission has confirmed, and the agency plans to take action on the …

CenturyLink launched a new offering at Cisco Live that leverages Wi-Fi location analytics for the enterprise in combination with Cisco access points. The new Wi-Fi analytics service was announced at Cisco Live in …

Editor’s Note: With 2015 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year. The …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. The market for mobile navigation …

For telecommunication companies, effectively managing customer relationships and delivering a critical service depends on understanding where customers are located in relation to the network they depend on.

It’s always exciting to think about what the future holds for the hyperdynamic world of mobile. From my vantage point in the middle of the mobile universe, helping the world’s mobile service providers and brands connect,

Ericsson | May 3, 2011 | Press Release Aircel subscribers to get better localized information through Ericsson’s Mobile Positioning System (MPS) for Location Based Services (LBS) Ericsson is the sole supplier …

One might think that Austin-based mobile check-in and social networking company GoWalla would be happy that one of their competitors is now gone, but the story is more complicated. Groupon …

The death of mobile “check-in” services is often hotly debated in industry circles; but while Facebook Places may have flopped and services like Foursquare/Gowalla et all look to expand their …

AUSTIN, Texas – As the nerds packed up their DSLRs and laptops, the music contingent descended upon Austin, marking the end of SXSW Interactive. Day five meant for an interesting melange …

AUSTIN, Texas – The first two days of SXSW were dominated by talk of location-based applications like Foursquare and SCVNGR, especially after SCVNGR’s CEO Seth Priebatsch took the stage for his …

Google Inc. veteran and VP of Consumer Products Marissa Mayer took the stage at SXSW in Austin, Texas, today and provided and interesting snapshot of Google’s mapping products. Google Maps is provided on all major handsets, and functions as the default service on iOS and Android, the two biggest fish in the smartphone pond.

As you may (or may not) have heard, the United Kingdom has recently seen a series of protests aimed at reversing the government’s controversial spending cuts, which have lopped a massive £7 billion from the budget of public services across the country.