Mobilkom Austria, has chosen Redknee and Kapsch CarrierCom to deliver a location system based on 3GPP standards to support GSM and UMTS networks in Austria.
Redknee’s Location System for GSM and UMTS networks will be distributed through Kapsch CarrierCom, and enables subscriber services to be linked with location-based services. Using Redknee’s Location System these ‘location-aware’ subscriber services will be delivered across both 2G and 3G networks.
“We believe Redknee’s Location System will bring enhanced value to our 3G mobile multimedia services,” stated Dr Alexander Kuchar, head of Mobile Service Network, mobilkom austria. “We selected Redknee and Kapsch CarrierCom because together they have proven experience in deploying 2G and 3G mobile solutions.”
Redknee’s Location System supporting GSM and UMTS networks complies with industry-standard specifications of the Location Interoperability Forum. With a standards-compliant design, the Redknee solution significantly speeds up location application development and promotes application portability across networks, the company claims.