A-GPS on SIM card technology from BlueSky Positioning powers Celesta mobile workforce solutions

11/02/2010

Celesta, a leading mobile workforce solutions provider has announced that the Celesta Plan field force and fleet management system now supports BlueSky Positioning’s secure Remote Positioning Protocol...

EMT Estonia successfully completes first live 3G network tests of BlueSky Positioning’s A-GPS technology

03/02/2010

BlueSky Positioning, the A-GPS solutions provider for the SIM card industry, and EMT, the leading mobile operator in Estonia, announced today that EMT has completed its initial field testing of BlueSky...

BlueSky Positioning delivers world’s first end-to-end security and privacy protection for location based services

24/11/2009

BlueSky Positioning today announced its A-GPS (Assisted-Global Positioning System) technology for SIM products now provides full end-to-end security. BlueSky Positioning’s A-GPS SIM protects the...

BlueSky Positioning announcing Strategic Partnership with Sagem Orga

BlueSky Positioning announced today a Strategic Partnership with Sagem Orga to bring A-GPS SIM to mass market.

Sagem Orga and BlueSky Positioning’s new approach incorporates a highly accurate GPS receiver and a proprietary antenna into the SIM card, enabling mobile operators to deploy both legally-mandated and commercial applications quickly and cost-effectively for all mobile handsets, with no need for software or hardware changes. To make positioning even more accurate and user friendly, the A-GPS SIM uses assisted GPS data.

The primary purpose of A-GPS SIM is to provide accurate positioning information of the phone to emergency services in case of an emergency call as required by E112 and E911 legislation in the EU and the U.S. respectively. In addition to this, it can support generic location-based services such as navigation, ‘find a place or person’ services, location-aware games, and many more...

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