Articles tagged with: Cell Id and Lbs

Openwave Introduces New Location Offering for Operators in Emerging Markets

Openwave Systems has launched a  location-based services platform with offers both basic and advanced location-based services (LBS) and is compatible with GSM/UMTS mobile phone and network standards.  more

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High-Accuracy LBS Key to Offsetting Federally Mandated E911 Costs

The U.S. Federal Government has mandated automatic location identification for cell phones as a means for emergency responders to quickly locate 911 dialers. Fortunately, the billions of dollars required to implement this mandate can be leveraged by U.S. carriers to produce commercial Location-Based Services (LBS). LBS promises a lucrative revenue stream and presents carriers with a way to differentiate services in an increasingly competitive mobile environment.  more

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