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Location, Location, Location: Why cloud-based cellular location will unlock the 5G IoT operator opportunity (Reader Forum)

We have begun a new year, but a common challenge still persists: How can operators differentiate their 5G services, especially with more cloud-based and digital native players joining the market? And, crucially, how can operators monetize 5G — and do so efficiently, with low...

The rising importance of location in a mobile world (Reader Forum)

In a mobile world, we’re now realizing that one of the absolute must-haves in most devices is positioning. Some applications are already commonplace: navigation in our phones and cars, finding wherever we parked the car or keeping track of our kids. Growing even faster...

Verizon acquires precise positioning company Senion

Verizon can now offer customers additional precise positioning capabilities like indoor wayfinding, geofencing and location sharing Verizon has acquired precise positioning company Senion, and with it, the company’s indoor positioning platform, which uses machine-learning sensors to deliver sub-meter accuracy for precise positioning and navigation of...

FCC proposes to fine carriers $200m over wireless location data misuse

All four national carriers face fines over selling unauthorized access to customer location data The Federal Communications Commission is planning to fine the four national carriers up to $200 million over the unauthorized release and sale of wireless customers' location data, around two years after...

Solving the e911 problem: Locating emergency callers accurately (Reader Forum)

Nearly 80 percent of all 911 calls originate from a wireless device. This is not surprising, given that over half of households in the U.S. have given up landline phones and rely solely on wireless devices. This is a rapid increase from 15 percent...