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5/30/2008 1:52 PM
Telecommunication service provider Tata Teleservices will commercially deploy a new location-based service that is the first to use Qualcomm's Assisted GPS technology in the Indian market. The service uses Qualcomm's QPoint service and gpsOne chipset technology with hosting services from wireless communications provider Telecommunication Systems. A-GPS technology will provide Tata with a LBS service. Tata's A-GPS service uses triangulation with cellular base stations and satellite-based GPS for position location in both rural and urban environments including inside buildings and structures. Tata's service will use Qualcomm's QPoint and gpsOne technology, which together deliver an integrated mass-market service for location-based services. For Tata, TCS will be hosting its Xypoint Location Platform that includes a Position Determination Entity built upon the aforementioned QPoint technology from Qualcomm. The location-based service is expected to be available on multiple handsets from Tata's catalog and deployment is expected late this year.
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