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News Release from: Cambridge Positioning Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 August 2003
Alliance to explore location
technologies
Cambridge Positioning Systems is working with SiRF Technology to explore development of enhanced mobile location technologies that will deliver faster "time to first fix" positions.
Cambridge Positioning Systems is working with SiRF Technology to explore development of enhanced mobile location technologies that will deliver faster "time to first fix" positions and ultimately higher-accuracy performance for location-aware devices The agreement calls for both organisations to work jointly to assess feasibility of a hybrid solution that combines the network-based Matrix portfolio offered by CPS, along with SiRF's satellite-based Multimode Aided-GPS (A-GPS) technology
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Jul 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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By using location information from both satellites and wireless networks, the combined solution under consideration would ensure that users experience high accuracy - as well as high yield and fast location fixes - wherever they may be.
"Consumers and enterprises alike are in dire need for a solution that pinpoints users' exact locations, wherever they may be", said Chris Wade, CEO of CPS.
"Both SiRF and CPS share the vision of bringing the most highly accurate location-based technologies possible to market.
A hybrid approach, such as we are exploring, would provide mobile subscribers with the confidence of using the most accurate location-based technologies available, anywhere".
"Expanding into network-based hybrid location technologies is a natural evolution for the SiRF multimode location platform", said Kanwar Chadha, founder and Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for SiRF Technology.
"It is our objective to study our synergies, and ultimately we hope to combine the expertise and experience of our mutual network and satellite location-based technologies to deliver a superior new platform".
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