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^{Based on TCS’ Hosted Xypoint} Sprint open LBS services

Sprint has selected TeleCommunication System’s (TCS) hosted Xypoint Location Services (XLS) in order to meet the strong and growing consumer and enterprise market demand location-based services (LBS). TCS’ Xypoint Location Services provides Sprint PCS subscribers location technology capable of capturing the location of select handsets equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) chipsets. TCS’ hosted XLS is based on TCS’ proven Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) technology, its Xypoint Location Platform (XLP), and integration of TCS’ Geo-spatial Information System (GIS) platform and applications. By simultaneously supporting both Internet Protocol (IP)-based, handset-based and call-based network-initiated location access methods, TCS’ hosted XLS provides a single technology interface to deliver location-based services to Sprint PCS subscribers. TCS’ hosted XLS solution provides interoperability across diverse network environments including Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA).

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