Today, most people think that the 911 system in the United States works well. In an emergency situation, a person can dial 911 on any type of phone, and first responders arrive
Many people are unaware of the location-based services that underpin the provision of essential public safety services in the United States. The chief example is Enhanced 9-1-1 (E911) calls,
Fresh off the heels of the Federal Communications Commission taking steps to strengthen 911 location accuracy rules, network-based location solution company TruePosition Inc. published research that it says exposes the limitations of Assisted GPS for locating 911 calls.The research, conducted with ABI Research, included...
The Federal Communications Commission asked a federal appeals court to throw out enhanced 911 location accuracy rules approved last November but not yet put into effect, pointing to public safety groups' recent disclosure that they would settle for a relaxed standard."In light of the...
TruePostion Inc. said it won a permanent injunction in a Delaware federal court barring Andrew Corp. from marketing a key location technology patented by the Berwyn, Pa., company, a judgment that also included more than $23 million in damages."This is a major win for...
Public-safety groups, which last year successively persuaded federal regulators to adopt a strict enhanced 911 location accuracy standard over the objections of wireless providers, now say the rule is unworkable and should be replaced with a more lenient one. They also told the Federal...
The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.--Rosum: Rosum Corp. said it raised $15 million in new financing from existing investors Charles River Ventures, Allegis Capital,...
The Federal Communications Commission is coming under increasing pressure from the wireless industry to put on hold new enhanced 911 location accuracy guidelines, with court appeals virtually guaranteed.On the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the FCC clarified that wireless service...
The Federal Communications Commission agreed to improve the accuracy of locating wireless and Voice-over-Internet Protocol emergency callers, but concerns were raised over whether the agency's long-awaited re-examination of the enhanced 911 issue inadvertently could make matters worse if cellular carriers cannot technologically comply with...
Mobliss co-founder Brian Levin has spun off another startup, selling a Denver-area location-based services outfit to Liberty Media Corp.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Liberty Media subsidiary TruePosition Inc. acquired Useful Networks, a developer of mobile location technology and applications. Both Liberty and Useful...
BERWYN, Pa.-Wireless location technology developer TruePosition Inc. said it is moving forward with its lawsuit against Andrew Corp., alleging the company's products infringe on its patents for dealing with the location of cell phones using the wireless network control channel. TruePosition's lawsuit focuses on...
BERWYN, Pa.—Wireless location technology developer TruePosition Inc. said it is moving forward with its suit against Andrew Corp., alleging the company’s products infringe on its patents for dealing with the location of cell phones using the wireless network control channel. TruePosition’s lawsuit focuses on...
BERWYN, Pa.-Location services company True Position released a new service it said will allow rural wireless carriers to outsource wireless location applications. TruePosition will host the location offering, and said it will meet Phase II of the Federal Communication Commission's E-911 mandate, which requires...
BERWYN, Pa.-Location services company TruePosition said it launched its new TrueNorth Managed Location Services offering, which the company said will include support from the likes of Agilent, Redknee, Autodesk, Nour and Tekel. The goal of the offering is to provide wireless carriers with a...
BERWYN, Pa.-WestLink Communications, a personal communications services provider in western Kansas, has selected TruePosition Inc.'s Finder wireless location system to help it meet enhanced 911 Phase II requirements.TruePosition is scheduled to begin deploying the system in WestLink's GSM network early next year.
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-TruePosition Inc. announced an agreement to provide its Finder system to Iowa wireless carrier I Wireless.The Finder system will allow the carrier to meet Phase II E911 requirements, said TruePosition.
SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. and TruePosition Inc. have signed a multi-year agreement under which Wireless Facilities will support the installation and commissioning of TruePosition's enhanced-911 solution with wireless carriers in the United States.According to TruePosition, its Finder location solution enables wireless carriers to meet...
DENVER-Consumer-friendly pervasive telephony technologies were the focus of last week's Zelos Group's Pervasive 2003 show here. Directory assistance and speech-recognition technologies, both hot topics in the wireless industry, took center stage.Converging those themes was TeleCommunication Systems Inc., which has expertise in enhanced 911 services...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. signed a multi-year agreement with TruePosition Inc. to provide an enhanced 911 solution for T-Mobile USA's nationwide GSM network.The agreement calls for TruePosition to deploy its Finder technology as part of T-Mobile USA's Federal Communications Commission's E911 Phase II mandate...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Location-based services have struggled to find their feet in Europe. Mobile data has taken a long time to deliver on the technology, applications and price points to meet customer expectations. The reality is that mobile data has a long way to go....
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Location technology company TruePosition Inc. made available its new location product, Uplink Time Difference of Arrival.The new product, which the company calls "The Finder," determines mobile-phone locations by measuring and comparing the time at which a cellular signal reaches base stations.
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—TruePosition Inc. said it has prevailed in its patent infringement lawsuit against SigmaOne Communications Corp.SigmaOne has acknowledged that TruePosition's wireless location patents are valid and enforceable, and that SigmaOne's time difference of arrival and angle of arrival products in question infringe...
WASHINGTON—Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which has committed to completing the initial deployment of enhanced 911 Phase II by the end of 2002, received the support on Thursday of the Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCARE) Alliance."Emergency response professionals cannot save you if...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—Cingular Wireless signed an agreement with TruePosition Inc. in which TruePosition's Wireless Location System will be deployed in Cingular's network as the carrier's enhanced 911 solution, the companies announced.TruePosition will install its location technology in unspecified portions of Cingular's network. The...
