Uncovering the Value Chain for Location-Based Services
Oct 1, 2007
By:
Joseph Averkamp
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The ultimate winners appear to be the Internet and software players. The key to success remains content and the software that delivers it.
Cingular Wireless has launched its first generally available, location-based service with TeleNav Inc's GPS Navigator. Cingular business and government customers can get turn-by-turn voice and onscreen GPS directions, while driving or walking, on Cingular business devices.
GNSS/UMTS Prototype for Mass-Market Applications
Jan 1, 2006
By:
GÜnther Heinrichs, Jinkel, Christian Drewes, Linus Maurer, Andreas Springer, Rainer Stuhlberger, Christian Wicpalek
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An important step for Galileo will be availability of hybrid Galileo/GPS receivers in combination with wireless communications network positioning capabilities for consumer applications. This article presents ideas regarding an integrated GNSS/UMTS receiver architecture to meet the needs of seamless indoor/outdoor navigation.
Antenna Counters Sensitivity Loss in Consumer Devices
Nov 1, 2005
By:
Brad Hurte, Oliver Leisten
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Add one more to the list of challenges faced by consumer
GPS-enabled devices: the human hand that holds them. Body loading
significantly degrades receiver sensitivity. A dielectrically
loaded quadrifilar helix antenna can ameliorate this condition.
Nov 1, 2005
By:
Alan Cameron
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“We were having success with this technology before, but now
we have all these major players launching LBS, indicative of a
momentum we’ve never seen before.”
Synchronizing GSM Mobile Telephones to Microseconds
Jul 1, 2005
By:
Peter J. Duffett-Smith, Paul Hansen
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A new Matrix positioning method provides precise-time aiding to terminals in un-synchronized communications networks.
Industry Eyes LBS Tipping Point
May 1, 2005
By:
Alan Cameron
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Time has come today for location-based services. Wireless carriers, manufacturers of GPS-enabled devices, service providers, and application developers stand ready.
