Mobile Location Services '08

Lead Sponsor

QUALCOMM is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. With offices throughout Europe, QUALCOMM works closely with numerous operators, manufacturers and publishers/developers to enable the successful commercial roll-out of compelling, feature-rich 3G WCDMA (UMTS) services across the region.
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies is a developer and supplier of comprehensive chipsets and system software supporting high-speed mobile broadband networks, as well as multi-mode/multi-band solutions. Most of the chipsets integrate the division’s gpsOne® Assisted GPS technology enabling manufacturers to more cost-effectively offer positioning capabilities on wireless devices. More than 300 million mobile handsets worldwide have now been shipped with the gpsOne solution, helping the wireless industry meet worldwide user demand for accurate, easy-to-use location services. QUALCOMM Internet Services drives the development of next-generation wireless data applications, technologies and value-added services. QIS offers solutions for reduced time-to-market and lower capital investment and several modular offerings that provide differentiated wireless data capabilities.
For more information visit www.qualcomm.com

Conference Sponsors

Geometrix® Mobile Location Center (MLC) Delivering Location to LBS Geometrix MLC supports the broadest array of standards-compliant, fully-interoperable, handset- and network-based locating technologies in a single carrier-based system including A-GPS, CID, E-CID, U-TDOA and advanced hybrid solutions. Geometrix locating technologies extend beyond traditional wireless to emerging high-speed IP networks as well. Andrew’s 2G/3G MLC can combine both Control Plane (CoPL) and Secure User Plane (SUPL) location methods on the same device, providing high-accuracy caller location to support E112 calls in addition to value-added commercial location-based services (LBS). The Geometrix MLC can provide GMLC, SMLC, SAS, and SUPL functionality, individually and in combination, on a single hardware platform. Geometrix MLC provides optimum support for all location-enhanced applications, present and future, allowing operators unprecedented flexibility to meet their wireless location support requirements.
For more information visit www.andrew.com/products/geometrix or email us at geometrix.international@andrew.com.

Mobilaris have served mobile operators with LBS platforms and applications for more than five years and is established as one of the leading LBS companies in the world. Mobilaris technology serves more than 100 million subscribers in Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific and enables operators to manage location based services.

Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is one of the world’s leading innovators of software applications and infrastructure designed to enable revenuegenerating, personalized services, including merchandising and advertising, which converge the mobile and broadband experience across all of a user’s devices. As the communications industry intersects with the Internet, Openwave software enables service providers to converge services, increasing the value of their networks by accelerating time to market and reducing the cost and complexity associated with new service deployment. Openwave’s unique product portfolio provides a complete range of service management, messaging, location and client technologies.
For more information visit www.openwave.com

TCS is a leading provider of mission critical wireless communications to carriers, enterprise and government customers. TCS's wireless offerings include locationbased Enhanced-911 services, messaging and location service infrastructure for wireless operators, real-time market data and alerts to financial insitiutions, mobile asset management and mobile office solutions for enterprises, and encrypted satellite communications to government customers. For more information, visit www.telecomsys.com.

Multimedia enriches the daily lives of people around the world, fuelled by advances in communication technology as well as the creativity and dynamics of the Internet. Ericsson provides solutions for multimedia content and communication across multiple networks and devices - for individuals, communities, homes and businesses. Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
For more information, visit www.ericsson.com.

Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power some of the world's most essential navigation and location-based services (LBS). The information is the foundation for a wide range of personal and in-car navigation systems and mobile and Internet map applications that help users find the people, places, products, and services they need, wherever they are. The company also works with business partners who trust its digital map data to deliver critical applications for emergency, business, fleet, and infrastructure services. Through a combination of its own products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers digital map coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company was founded in 1984 and today has approximately 2,400 full-time staff and contract cartographers at offices in 24 countries and uses a sophisticated network of professional drivers, mobile mapping vans, and more than 50,000 data resources to deliver highly accurate and up-to-date digital maps. Tele Atlas is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TA6) and on Euronext Amsterdam (TA). For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com

Associate Sponsor

Useful Networks creates innovative mobile location technology products, delivered to end users via the Internet and mobile carriers. Our products span social networking, games/entertainment, mobile marketing, and local search. Founded in July 2006, Useful Networks also powers cross-carrier location aggregation for both carriers and content providers. Our platform helps carriers and content providers reduce cost and time to market in launching location aware products. Useful Networks has offices in Denver and Stockholm.