Alcatel (NYSE: ALA), will demonstrate location based services at CTIA 2004 in Atlanta (March 22-24, booth 2015) with uLocate Communications Inc., a leading developer of wireless location based communication services. Both companies will show various services using 3G terminals being integrated for commercial deployment with the Alcatel 8607 A-GPS Positioning Server for GSM networks.
Recently completed trials with major European service providers have successfully demonstrated the accuracy and repeatability of Alcatel’s A-GPS solution in a real-world environment.
uLocate is focused on developing wireless services that deliver dynamic and personalized location driven information to mobile phone subscribers via a secure web connection or directly to their phones. The initial release of the uLocate service enables families and small businesses to quickly locate family members and employees.
Leveraging on the Alcatel’s A-GPS Positioning Server, the uLocate service allows subscribers to:
Identify the last-known locations of all members in a defined group using either a secure web site or directly through their cell phones
Receive e-mail or Short Message Service (SMS) alerts notifying them when members arrive or depart from locations they have specified (for example, home, office, school, etc.)
Review route histories
View maps of routes and locations
View speed and mileage metrics
“Alcatel’s 8607 A-GPS Positioning Server delivers high accuracy A-GPS for GSM networks. This advanced global positioning technology enables us to extend the uLocate service on GSM networks with a superior level of quality and service,” said Alan Phillips, vice-president of Sales and Business Development for uLocate. “It clearly enables us to accelerate our efforts in establishing mobile phones as multi-purpose data devices and extend our market reach.”
“uLocate’s unique offering is an excellent example of a wireless application that demonstrates the viability and visibility of commercial location based services,” said Bill Dyer, director of Product Management and Marketing for Alcatel’s mobile solutions activities in North America.
For more information on Alcatel’s Location-Based solutions, http://www.alcatel.com/lbs
About uLocate Communications, Inc.
uLocate Communications, Inc. is an application and technology service provider of wireless location-based services. Headquartered in Newton, Mass., uLocate integrates GPS enabled cell phone technology with the convenience of the Internet to provide a variety of location based services for both enterprise applications and personal use. For more information, http://www.ulocate.com
About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or to their employees. Alcatel leverages its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services to bring value to its customers in the framework of a broadband world. With sales of Euro 12.5 billion in 2003, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries.
