CPS Says E-OTD's OK

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. -- Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd (CPS) today welcomed a major report by the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau for industry-wide co-operation, co-ordination and standardization and said progress towards many of its recommendations was already underway in the E-OTD industry. The wide ranging "Report On Technical and Operational Issues Impacting the Provision of Wireless Enhanced 911 Services" by former FCC technology chief Dale N Hatfield calls for: co-ordination in overall systems engineering, implementation/project management and the development and adoption of standards the development of industry-wide procedures for testing and certification of wireless E911 to ensure that they meet accuracy requirements end-to-end testing of wireless E911 systems. The report says that the deployment of wireless E911 is an "extremely complex undertaking" and that an "unusually high degree of coordination and cooperation" must be established if the original Congress vision is to be realised. E-OTD technology is already meeting the FCC's accuracy requirements for 2002, with a filing by operator T-Mobile recently confirming compliant performance. CPS Chief Executive Chris Wade commented: "This is the most thorough and complete assessment of where the E-911 industry is at the moment. We fully support the recommendations - and believe that those of us working within the E-OTD industry have already taken many of the recommended steps. "The formation of an industry-wide E-OTD working group, backed by all the major equipment and handset vendors, is already addressing issues surrounding systems engineering and best deployment practice. Further collaborative work is also underway on testing and certification methods. Cambridge Positioning Systems