New GPS-Wi-Fi Hybrid Positioning to Accelerate LBS
From ABI Research
New GPS-Wi-Fi Hybrid Positioning to Accelerate LBS
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SiRF’s Multimode Location Platform Promises to Boost LBS Availability, Revenues.
SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. and Skyhook Wireless, Inc. today announced that SiRF has licensed the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) in order to create a single positioning system for wireless carriers that combines the best of both GPS and Wi-Fi technologies.
This system, which is scheduled for release as part of SiRF’s Multimode Location Platform later this year, promises to boost the availability and adoption of location-based services. The two companies will present a demonstration of the new hybrid GPS-WiFi location technology at the 3GSM World Congress 2007 being held February 12-15 in Barcelona, Spain.
The technology will be applied to special client software from SiRF for mobile handsets that synthesizes GPS and Wi-Fi measurements as well as to SiRF’s SiRFLoc Server to enable it to establish precise positioning from these measurements. As handset makers roll out a new generation of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile phones to enhance both data and voice communications, the SiRF-Skyhook hybrid technology will leverage this hardware ecosystem to provide greatly enhanced positioning availability and accuracy for location-based services. Using this new technology, carriers can boost their revenues by offering enhanced location-based services that are easier to use, handset makers can better differentiate their products, and application developers can create exciting new services that work anywhere, even when GPS signals are not present. The system will benefit consumers by enabling them to more quickly and reliably perform tasks such as planning a trip, finding friends nearby or locating the closest ATM machine.
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