TeleCommunication Systems Assists Tata Indicom GPS Launch

TeleCommunication Systems, a provider of wireless communications technology, has announced its location-based infrastructure and Xypoint software are being leveraged by Tata Teleservices for its QUICKFINDER A-GPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) service. The first-of-its-kind location-based service will be available exclusively to Tata Indicom subscribers, and will also utilise Qualcomm’s QPoint solution and gpsOne technology integrated into Qualcomm chipsets.

QUICKFINDER delivers advanced location-based services, enabling consumers and enterprises to pin-point locations of interest or track vehicles and consignments from origin to destination in real time.

“QUICKFINDER will ride on the benefits of A-GPS technology and provide enhanced applications support to our location-based services. Our new offering offers real-time access, since it is based on a hybrid A-GPS and Next-Gen technology platform, riding on Tata Indicom’s CDMA network. The A-GPS service will use the most advanced positioning methodology to provide users with precise position information, including inside buildings and structures,” said Anil Sardana, managing director of Tata Teleservices.

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“With TeleCommunication Systems’ applications and infrastructure powering the QUICKFINDER Service, Tata Indicom is able to offer its customers industry-leading A-GPS based solutions,” stated Drew Morin, SVP and CTO for TeleCommunication Systems. “Consumers in India can now easily find points of interest and quickly navigate from their precisely-located starting point.”

Traditional GPS services work best when the GPS antenna is visible to ‘Open Sky’ (at least three satellites), and can fail to determine the users ‘Position Fix’ if the antenna is not visible or is only partially visible. Furthermore, conventional GPS systems may take between one and 10 minutes for ‘First Position Fix’, even in the case of ‘Open Sky’. QUICKFINDER addresses these shortcomings with a hybrid system that uses both A-GPS and fallback technology to deliver fast and accurate results – the Tata Indicom A-GPS service will provide users with a ‘Position Fix’ in seconds and with accuracy up to and within 5-10 meters.