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News Release from: Cambridge Positioning Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 September 2002
Milestone in positioning
CPS has welcomed its 25th customer project to its world-leading location technology integration centre and plans to double its size to meet soaring demand for its services.
CPS has welcomed its 25th customer project to its world-leading location technology integration centre and plans to double its size to meet soaring demand for its services Since its opening in February 2002, the Cambridge UK-based facility has provided integration of E-OTD software for major global wireless handset and chipset manufacturers seeking to launch product into the US market
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Jul 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Positioning system gets closer to the mark
Cambridge Positioning Systems reckons its latest trial results show that E-OTD is making strong progress towards delivering the FCC's 2003 accuracy requirements.
This enables vendors to meet the US Government's FCC requirements for high accuracy location for E-911 emergency calls.
Currently, CPS is negotiating over 45 integration projects as vendors plan the launch of multiple E-OTD-enabled handset models into the market.
E-OTD (enhanced observed time difference) technology offers a key benefit to handset developers in so far as it requires only a small software change as opposed to a more costly chipset addition needed by other high accuracy location solutions.
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Location assistance for GSM networks
Cambridge Positioning Systems (CPS) has a new range of products to improve the performance of satellite-based high accuracy location technologies for GSM networks.
By the end of this year, all new GSM handsets must be E-OTD enabled to meet the FCC mandate.
It was revealed recently that handset vendors Samsung and Quanta had completed integration, with more companies expected to announce in the coming weeks.
CPS CEO Chris Wade said: "Demand has increased sharply in the last quarter as major vendors bring multiple products in for integration and testing.
It' s a significant vote of confidence in E-OTD technology and a very positive signal that customers in the US can expect a wide choice of location-enabled handsets in the very near future".
Three months ago, CPS said it would increase the number of staff at the testing facility - and the company now expects to recruit additional engineers.
Throughput has increased by over 100% and the company plans to relocate its integration centre to its main headquarters in the city in a new 400m2 facility.
The CPS facility is unique in its ability to provide a standard laboratory test environment for mobile terminals incorporating E-OTD technology.
CPS has also produced a series of demanding tests to demonstrate correct performance of E-OTD within the mobile terminals.
Until now, it has been impossible for terminal manufacturers to provide laboratory test results to the mobile network operators that are launching location-based services using E-OTD.
The facility performs a vital role in validating the multiple software integration projects that CPS is performing with handset development partners worldwide.
It enables all GSM terminal manufacturers to test the performance of CPS' positioning software within their products before being released to manufacturing for commercial rollout.
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