CellPoint and SiRF Partner to Provide GSM/3G Operators with an Anytime, Anywhere Location Information Platform.Business Editors/Technology Writers LONDON & SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001 Integration of network-based location technology with GPS provides most reliable coverage of location information to consumers CellPoint Inc. (Nasdaq: CLPT), a global provider of mobile location technology and services, and SiRF Technology, Inc., a leading developer of location technology based on global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS), today announced a strategic partnership to deliver a platform to GSM cell phone operators that provides highly accurate location information to cell phone users in any environment. With this agreement, SiRF's Assisted GPS GPS is a satellite based positioning system. Assisted GPS, or A-GPS was introduced to enhance performance. The development of A-GPS was accelerated by the U.S. FCC's E911 mandate requiring the position of a cell phone to be available to emergency call dispatchers. (A-GPS/a) technology will be integrated with CellPoint's network-based Enhanced Cell-ID (E-Cell-ID) location platform technology, providing consumers and wireless network operators the best of both location-information systems. A hybrid of GPS and network-based technology offers constant, accurate location information anytime, anywhere: GPS technology can pinpoint location to within 5 to 15 meters; however, the satellite signals can be blocked in certain environments, such as inside buildings, while network-based systems, such as CellPoint's E-Cell-ID can supplement in these environments. "After spending considerable time researching our A-GPS A-GPS Assisted Global Positioning System (used in mobile communications as a positioning system) partnership options, we have chosen SiRF as our A-GPS technology partner due to their expertise and vision in this exciting new sector," said Lars Persson, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CellPoint Europe. "The combination of CellPoint's E-Cell-ID technology and SiRF's A-GPS technology, means that together we will soon be ready to deploy telecom-grade hybrid E-Cell-ID/A-GPS solutions to the worldwide GSM/3G market. Starting off with CellPoint's Enhanced Cell-ID today and evolving to a combination of E-Cell-ID and A-GPS in the medium/long term, utilizing the same CellPoint core platform, is a very strong roadmap for GSM/3G operators. We have long said that GPS will be an excellent complement to CellPoint's total commercial solution, encompassing the location platform, the location technology and the location services See mobile positioning. ." "With the combination of SiRF's A-GPS and CellPoint's E-Cell-ID, consumers will have a more reliable way than ever before to ascertain their location," said Kanwar Chadha, founder and vice president of marketing of SiRF. "Alliances with infrastructure providers as well as with leading handset providers enables SiRF to bring the advantages of location awareness Location awareness, or more commonly "location-aware", is a general term used for something that can show that it is aware of your current location. An example is a GPS. There are also certain websites that use user locations, such as show what other users live nearby the current to the masses, which has been our vision since the beginning." E-911 Ready "The combination of SiRF's GPS technology and CellPoint's E-Cell-ID meets the accuracy and performance requirements of the E-911 Mandate and provides GSM cellular operators in the US a solution to meet the Mandate's fast-approaching deadline of October 1, 2001," said Persson. "The hybrid system A hybrid system is a dynamic system that exhibits both continuous and discrete dynamic behavior — a system that can both flow (described by a differential equation) and jump (described by a difference equation). allows service operators to deploy a flexible caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. solution that doesn't require hardware modifications to the network, but will accommodate all of the new GPS-enabled devices once they hit the market." Assisted GPS Ideal for Consumer Devices SiRF's A-GPS technology enables significant improvement in GPS positioning in cellular and PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. (Personal Communications Service About SiRF Technology SiRF Technology, Inc. develops and markets semiconductor and software products that are designed to enable location awareness in high-volume mobile consumer devices and commercial applications. Location awareness refers to the ability of a device to determine and make use of the information regarding its location. SiRF's products enable a range of devices to utilize GPS to detect location and have been integrated into mobile consumer devices, such as automobile navigation systems, GPS-based portable computing peripherals and handheld GPS Handheld GPS use GPS Signal from a minimum of 3 overhead satellites to obtain a fix which is usually accurate to within 30m. Actual accuracy can be achieved down to 5m but due to US Military intervention accuracy is restricted. Popular brands include Garmin, Magellan Navigation. navigation devices, and into commercial applications, such as property tracking devices and fleet management systems. SiRF markets and sells its products in four target markets: wireless handheld, automotive, mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings and embedded consumer/marine applications. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.sirf.com. /a A-GPS, Assisted GPS, is a satellite positioning system that improves the functionality and performance of GPS. GPS, Global Positioning System, uses satellites to calculate positions of devices equipped with GPS chips, on or near the earth. CellPoint Inc. (Nasdaq and Stockholm OM Exchange: CLPT, www.cellpoint.com) is a US company with subsidiary operations in Sweden, Great Britain and South Africa delivering location and wireless telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. services in cooperation with cellular operators worldwide. CellPoint's end-to-end cellular location technology is a high-capacity system that works in unmodified GSM networks and uses standard GSM or WAP phones and standard Internet services. Several commercial applications are available for business and personal location services including Resource Manager(TM) for mobile resource management, iMate(TM) for location-sensitive information and Finder(TM), an application for locating friends and family. Subsidiary Unwire's programmable telemetry terminal servers are also integrated with the CellPoint Location Platform enabling a broad range of applications for wireless remote management and control. CellPoint(TM) and CellPoint Systems(TM) are trademarks of CellPoint Inc. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those described. SiRF and the SiRF logo are registered trademarks of SiRF Technology, Inc. Copyright (c) CellPoint Inc. 2001 |
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