Helgo...if you look at the partners here in the beta test I don't think they will lack marketing avenues but I don't know exactly how the marketing will be structured:
US WEST, XYPOINT, Nortel Networks, Western Wireless, William
Communications Solutions, Billings 9-1-1 Center and Montana 9-1-1 Program Participate in Trial
SAN RAMON, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Wireless Corporation (Nasdaq: USWC - news) today announced the
completion of the first phase of a trial for enhanced wireless 9-1-1 service. The trial demonstrated the successful integration of
the nation's first end-to-end wireless E9-1-1 system with integrated continuous caller location capability. The commencement of
the system's operation capped a 5-month cooperative development effort involving the State of Montana, the local Billings
9-1-1 center and six leading telecommunications organizations. Participants in the field trial include U.S. Wireless Corporation,
US WEST Corporation (NYSE: USW - news), XYPOINT, Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT - news; Toronto: NTL - news),
Western Wireless (Nasdaq: WWCA - news) and William Communications Solutions, LLC (NYSE: WMB - news).
The Montana field trial was designed to test an end-to-end wireless E9-1-1 system based on U.S. Wireless'
RadioCamera(TM) and Location Fingerprinting(TM) technology. The first phase of testing demonstrated the system's ability to
continuously locate multiple wireless 9-1-1 calls originating within the greater Billings, Montana area. During this phase the
system identified a caller's phone number, location coordinates and nearest street address. The information was then sent to the
appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), where it was displayed on an electronic map on an operator's workstation.
The RadioCamera(TM) continuously updated the location information, allowing the PSAP to monitor the caller's location
throughout the call.
The Montana field trial is in preparation of the Phase II requirements of the Federal Communications Commission's
memorandum opinion and order 94-102. The FCC order requires wireless carriers to provide public safety agencies with the
location of a 9-1-1 caller, with an accuracy of 125 meters 67 percent of the time, by October 1, 2001.
''We're demonstrating in Montana today the only E9-1-1 trial system in the nation to identify and continuously update a caller's
location,'' said Dr. Oliver Hilsenrath, President & Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Wireless. ''Unlike other location systems,
which merely identify the position of the caller at the onset of the transmission, our system lets E9-1-1 dispatchers monitor the
position of the caller throughout the entire call. This enables the dispatchers to provide timely and more accurate information to
emergency service personnel.''
The Montana field trial required the close cooperation of wireless carriers, local exchange carriers, public safety agencies,
systems integrators and others. The system is composed of U.S. Wireless Corporation's RadioCamera(TM) location system
operating over the cellular network and infrastructure of Western Wireless Corporation. US WEST, Inc. is providing the
network connection between the 9-1-1 caller and the emergency center. XYPOINT Corporation is providing advanced
intelligent network services and location database processing for the system. Nortel Networks(TM) is supplying its
Symposium(TM) ENR(TM) enhanced public safety workstations for processing and displaying 9-1-1 caller information and is
also providing advanced mapping software, developed by Combix Corporation, for these workstations. William
Communications Solutions is supplying the Nortel Networks Meridian 1(TM) Option 11 telecommunications system for the
emergency center. Calls to the 9-1-1 emergency center will be received and responded to by the Billings 9-1-1 Center. The
Montana 9-1-1 Program, a state agency responsible for oversight of Montana's statewide 9-1-1 system, is assisting with
system analysis and evaluation of overall system performance.
''This milestone represents a significant step for public safety,'' said Surry Latham, Montana 9-1-1 Program Manager.
''Emergency dispatchers have no way of knowing the location of wireless calls today. The implementation of location
technology will give emergency personnel the information they need to reduce response times, increase efficiency and save
lives.''
With the successful completion of the first phase of testing, the Montana trial will begin a 3-month evaluation period to assess
and refine overall system performance.
''We believe this project leads the nation in the effort to bring realistic, leading-edge technology, solutions and tools to
emergency response professionals,'' said Derek Prada, Director, 9-1-1 Enterprise Solutions at Nortel Networks. ''This is
historically significant technology. Mobile communications will continue to become more and more a part of our everyday lives,
and, over time, technology like this will undoubtedly help save thousands of lives.''
U.S. Wireless Corporation (http://www.uswcorp.com) is a leading developer and provider of high-performance
network-based location systems that enable wireless carriers and others to provide value-added services including wireless
Enhanced 911, live navigation assistance, enhanced directory assistance, asset and vehicle monitoring and network
management services. The Company's premier product, the RadioCamera(TM) System, pinpoints the location of a mobile
telephone subscriber within a wireless network using ''Location Fingerprinting,'' a proprietary technology developed by U.S.
Wireless. The RadioCamera(TM) does not require direct line of sight to multiple base stations to identify locations, making it
highly effective in dense urban environments. It integrates easily into the existing network infrastructure and requires no
modifications to the base station or subscriber handsets.
NOTE: RadioCamera(TM) and the U.S. Wireless logo are trademarks of U.S. Wireless Corporation. Nortel Networks,
Symposium, ENR and Meridian 1 are trademarks of Northern Telecom.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: A number of statements contained in this press release, which are not
historical in nature, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
applicable statements. A description of these and other risks and uncertainties can be found in the companies' filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE: U.S. Wireless Corporation
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