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Wireless GPS Accessory Successfully Demonstrated Throughout North America & Europe
URL(s): Airbiquity
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash., Nov. 16 - Airbiquity, Inc.,
formerly Integrated Data Communications (IDC), an integrator of wireless voice
and data solutions for mobile devices, today announced that its GPS Accessory
is able to operate on every major wireless network in North America and
Europe. This news comes just days after the introduction of the product, the
first of its kind on the market.
Airbiquity's GPS Accessory easily attaches to an extensive line of Nokia-
brand portable phones, and privately and securely sends GPS information at the
touch of a button to call centers, Internet portals, and wireless carriers.
The product makes sought-after applications such as roadside assistance,
enhanced 411, concierge services, and workforce management instantly and
economically available to worldwide to users of Nokia 5100, 6100, and 7100
series wireless phones. The GPS Accessory can also be used with most other
wireless phone accessories, including chargers, car kits, cradles, and cases.
In addition, the product can support E911 use and help wireless carriers
meet the deadlines imposed by the Federal Communications Commission's Phase II
mandate, which requires carriers to select a method for locating wireless
phones in emergency situations.
"Our GPS battery accessory has been demonstrated in nearly every major
US city, on every wireless air interface -- including CDMA, TDMA, GSM, and
AMPS -- and across two continents," notes Dan Allen, president and CEO of
Airbiquity. "We have conducted tests in Canada and Western Europe by simply
replacing an existing wireless phone battery with our GPS Accessory, placing a
call to our aqServer in the United States, and pressing the Push-to-
Pinpoint(TM) button. The implementation is that simple."
In Europe, the product was demonstrated in conjunction with the inaugural
meeting of the Location Interoperability Forum (LIF), recently held in Nice,
France. Airbiquity is a charter member of the LIF.
Featuring a "clip-and-go" design, the accessory adds no weight or size to
the supported line of wireless phones. The accessory weighs less than three
ounces and contains a lightweight 1400mah lithium-ion battery, a built-in
RS-232 data connection for transporting location and other data to and from
Personal Digital Assistants, and Airbiquity's unique, user-activated
"Push-to-Point(TM)" button. This button ensures subscriber privacy by sending
location to authorized service providers only upon the user's command.
The product design was supported by Axiom Navigation and features the
latest GPS SiRFStar II(TM) chipset from SiRF Technology, GPS antenna from
RangeStar Wireless, and Airbiquity's in-band data communications software.
Axiom Navigation is currently manufacturing the initial run of production
units.
The GPS accessory is available for wireless carrier demonstrations and
trials today. Units will be available for commercial sale in 1Q 2001 upon
completion of FCC type acceptance testing.
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