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^{Joining forces with CPS} Nokia supports GSM and WCDMA LBS

11 Feb 2005 at 19:33 GMT Timo Poropudas

Nokia is introducing the Nokia intelligent Gateway Mobile Location Center (iGMLC) 4.0, a new platform for location-based services (LBS) as part of the Nokia mPosition System. The Nokia iGMLC platform simultaneously supports both GSM and WCDMA 3G location based services, giving operators a future-proof and cost-effective solution for providing mobile services based on the location of the user. In the new iGMLC platform, Nokia is also combining its competencies in positioning systems with technology from Cambridge Positioning Systems (CPS) to provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art solution. The platform supports a variety of positioning technologies for both GSM and WCDMA 3G, including new support for enhanced Cell Identity and Mobile Station-based A-GPS, based on the Secure User Plane (SUPL) protocol. In addition, it supports Cambridge Positioning Systems’ SUPL Matrix for 2G. Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), which is mobile network agnostic, does not require additional investments in the core and radio network. The Nokia iGMLC 4.0 platform, including support for enhanced Cell Identity, will be available in the second quarter. Support for MS-based SUPL A-GPS and CPS’ SUPL Matrix for 2G will be available as a software upgrade in the third quarter. “The platform supports the entire range of complementing positioning methods, from low-accuracy to high-accuracy technologies. Also, our collaboration with Cambridge Positioning Systems enables the smooth introduction of totally new position determination technologies, such as Matrix for 2G,” says Heikki Hemmi, General Manager, Location Business Program, Networks, Nokia. With the Nokia mPosition System, mobile operators can build a complete end-to-end system for Location Based Services, while supporting both legacy and LBS enabled handsets. The Nokia mPosition System offers a modular, extensible and scalable platform that operators can use to provide their mobile customers with managed access to LBS services.