Aether Technologies and Navox Corporation Develop Complete, Integrated, End-to-End Solution to Enable Wireless Industry Compliance With FCC Mandated Requirements for E-911.

OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1998--Aether Technologies International LLC of Owings Mills, Maryland and Navox Corporation of Irvine, California today announced the development and successful testing of a complete, end-to-end system that provides the wireless industry with a universal solution to meet the mandated requirements of FCC Docket 94.102.

Aether/Navox will license or transfer the technology to industry participants.

The Aether/Navox system will be demonstrated, by appointment, during the Wireless Location Application Conference, November 12-13 in Orlando, Florida. For information and to schedule a demonstration, contact David Oros, President and CEO, Aether Technologies at [phone].

Under current regulations wireless network providers have until 2001 to implement the capability to locate wireless callers within 125 meters (400 feet) at least 67 percent of the time. During 1997 more than 30 million wireless calls were placed to 911 answering centers according to data collected by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA).

The Aether/Navox collaboration has developed patent pending technology that simultaneously transfers voice and data (SVD) over combined tandem wireless and wireline connections. This technology allows the data to be sent transparently across any wireless network to a wireline E-911 call center without the need of any additional hardware in either the wireless or wireline networks. Location information is embedded in the audio passband with the caller's voice to permit real-time capture of the caller's location. Location data is updated every two seconds to insure accurate tracking even at highway speeds.

The monitoring center software was developed to quickly, effectively and reliably translate the embedded location data that is contained within the voice path established through a wireless network provider with the caller. This information is immediately available to the 911 operator and is displayed on the color map indicating the caller's location. The location display is presented in both topographic and text format to permit effective and timely dispatch of appropriate aid. Location updates are captured every two seconds to permit effective location and tracking in the event the calling party may be calling from a vehicle. The application has been developed to be highly intuitive so as to minimize operator-training time while retaining the ability to provide ready access to important PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) data.

According to David S. Oros, President and CEO, Aether Technologies, "The solution developed by our combined companies required expertise in multiple disciplines and brings together unique SVD technology, an application specific end-to-end protocol and an efficient, reliable call center software package."

"The solution developed by Aether and Navox is by far the most cost effective for the wireless network providers. It has the potential to become the de facto industry standard," noted Robert L. Hillman, President and CEO of Navox Corporation.