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Articles tagged with: Location Based Services
I'm running late. Wait, my phone already told you.
I'm running late. I'm stuck in traffic. I'm stopping by the market for a bottle of wine. I'm circling for a parking space. I'm just down the block. I'm right outside. more
Related Tags: gps, a-gps, glympse
NAVTEQ Selected by MetroPCS as Preferred Map Provider
Traffic and mapping information vendor, NAVTEQ has announced an agreement with US based mobile network, MetroPCS to be the network operator's preferred map supplier for all its location based services. more
Related Tags: navteq, metropcs, USA
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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Motorola Deploys Location Based Services for NTT DoCoMo
Motorola has announced that Japan's NTT DoCoMo will deploy its Mobile Advanced Location System (MALS) to power DoCoMo's new location based services. Motorola MALS is compliant with the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) 1.0 standard, allowing faster and more accurate detection of the position of DoCoMo's users, even when using base stations of overseas carriers in the roaming areas. more
Related Tags: motorola, lbs, docomo, gps, a-gps, base-stations, Japan
EU-Funded Study Warns of GPS Phone Privacy Concerns
At a time when privacy issues are higher on the news agenda than ever, the EU-funded Network of Excellence FIDIS (Future of Identity in the Information Society) is urging users to safeguard their digital identity and privacy, especially when using mobile technologies. The team is particularly concerned that, in the wake of Apple's ‘Thanks a Billion' campaign to celebrate the billionth download from the App Store, consumers are still not aware of the potential privacy issues involved with these technologies. more
Related Tags: privacy, gps, a-gps, apple, nokia, app-store, security, life
Italy Urged to Provide Mobile Location Services for Emergency Calls
Caller location information is still not available to emergency services from all mobile 112 calls in Italy, as required by EU rules, despite a judgement from the European Court of Justice in January calling on Italy to make this happen. The European Commission has now decided to send a letter of formal notice to Italy requesting it to comply with the judgement and to ensure that caller location information is available to emergency services for all 112 calls. more
Related Tags: 112, 911, e-911, Italy
As LBS Subscribers Multiply, Sustainable Business Models Emerging
The number of subscribers to handset-hosted location based services (LBS) increased in 2008 to more than 18 million. North America continued to be the dominant region, accounting for slightly more than two-thirds of the total market, according to a new study from ABI Research. While navigation continued to lead in terms of total subscribers, two other application areas – enterprise and community (including social networking) – posted the highest year-to-year growth rates. more
Related Tags: lbs, abi-research, reliance, security
Nokia's Mothballed Projects to Get Dusted Off and Reused
Unused ideas that Nokia has decided not to develop are to be farmed out to Finnish ICT companies, under a deal announced between the firm and Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. Science park operator, Technopolis is also involved in the partnership. more
Related Tags: nokia, tekes, technopolis, Finland
Lost teen's emergency calls prove futile
Seven times, teenage hiker David Iredale used his cell phone to call Australia's equivalent of 911, pleading for rescue after he became lost in tough scrubland and ran out of water in 100-degree (37 C) heat. more
Related Tags: lbs, gps, e-911, Australia
Rise of Location-Based Wireless Applications Points Way for TCS
Related Tags: telecommunication-systems, USA