Tim--Looks like Q will be really big in China and Russia. Q is adding features that will let governments track the location of their citizens. Just like in LaFemme Nikita.
JohnG
PR NewsWire QUALCOMM and Lucent Technologies Announce Wireless Location
Development Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Project
Agreement on Geo-Location Solution Includes Proposal For
Industry-Wide Standard to Meet FCC E911 Mandate
SAN DIEGO, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:
QCOM),
pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital
wireless technology, and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU), global leader in CDMA
networks, today announced an agreement to jointly develop and promote
standardization of a technology for locating the point of origin of an
emergency wireless phone call.
Designed to meet the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enhanced 911
(E911) mandate, this advanced technique is based on QUALCOMM's innovations in
CDMA handsets and ASIC chip technology, and networking research from Bell
Labs, Lucent's research and development arm.
Using a hybrid approach that combines signals from a constellation of
Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, CDMA standard cellular and
Personal Communications Service (PCS) networks, and modifications to the
handsets, the solution enhances location services availability, accelerates
the location determination process and provides better accuracy for a caller
in an emergency situation. The FCC has mandated that by October 2001, all
wireless 911 calls must be pinpointed within 410 feet. The QUALCOMM/Lucent
wireless position location solution, which has exhibited the ability to
pinpoint origination within 15 feet outdoors and 100 feet inside buildings,
well exceeds the E911 requirement, while minimizing carriers' costs.
The agreement calls for QUALCOMM and Lucent to jointly propose their
innovative network-based geolocation solution to standards development
organizations. The Companies are developing plans for carrier testing.
"The solution being developed by QUALCOMM and Lucent will help establish
an E911 industry solution to make precise and accurate location information
readily available," said Gina Lombardi, vice president of product management
for QUALCOMM Consumer Products. "The technology will allow emergency
personnel to locate wireless phone users in distress no matter where they are
in a carrier's network, from isolated locales to crowded urban settings."
"We're delighted to collaborate with a CDMA leader like QUALCOMM, to help
our network operator customers not only implement a cost-effective and highly
accurate E911 solution, but to also lay the groundwork for next-generation
CDMA services," said Albert Jordan, Lucent's director of CDMA product
management. "This is a win-win project that doubly benefits carriers by
addressing the FCC mandate for emergency location and opening new revenue
opportunities. Conveniently, the E911 implementation deadline coincides with
the planned commercialization of third generation (3G) CDMA networks,
providing network operators innovative options for introducing
location-specific, high-speed data and Internet-based information services." |
