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Nokia Finds A Faster GPS Solution |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Friday, 20 July 2007 |
Assisted GPS systems aim to
reduce the time for a device to find its location br providing
additional information to help the satellite service narrow down where
in the world you are. Mobile phone leader Nokia has announced a system that achieves the same goal, but takes a different approach.
A standard GPS system without assistance will take about three minutes to get a fix on engough satellit einformation to tell you where you are. But Nokia says its latest Assisted system is able to reduce this down to a minute, making GPS location services such as personal navigation so much more usable for the average consumer.
Although assisted systems are not entriely new, what Nokia has announced is a new approach to this which doesn't rely on mobile carrier cellsites to narrow down loactions. Instead, Nokia's new service bypasses operator networks and uses data from the phone's SIM card along with some new software from Nokia to help it better catch satellite signals.
The first devices to use this service are the Nokia 6110 Navigator and a new software release for the Nokia N95. Current owners of the Nokia N95 can take advantage of this free* service by using the Nokia Software Updater.
This time to first fix (TTFF) should be reduced "for most geographical
locations worldwide" says Nokia. The service operates in tandem with a technical
framework that allows third parties, such as service providers, to
provide their own regional A-GPS services, making fix times even faster
in certain areas, says the announcement indicating the service may require nokia equipment in the operator network.
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