Mexico to Get Location Based Services

Mexico's TelCel has chosen LocatioNet's LBS middleware platform and GIS engine for the deployment of Location Based Services in Mexico. With this contract, TelCel will be the first wireless operator in the country to offer commercial Location Based Services.

"LocatioNet is excited about supporting TelCel's ambitious plans in LBS, and is proud to provide TelCel with state of the art technology to help it lead the Mexican marketplace with enterprise and consumer Location Based Services", said Gadi Benmark, CEO of LocatioNet Inc. "We see TelCel as an important partner, and are looking forward to supporting its LBS agenda over years to come with the world's most advanced LBS technology".

"We are very excited to work with LocatioNet to bring value-added location based services to our subscribers," said Humberto Chavez, Value Added Services Director of TelCel. "We chose LocatioNet as they provided the industry's most advanced LBS platform and applications and can seamlessly integrate within all of our networks: TDMA and GSM."

TelCel operates a TDMA network in Mexico, and is overlaying it with GSM1900. The company is a subsidiary of America Movil"

Posted to the site on 24th April 2003