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CNET también está disponible en español, Don't show this again, Two sources requesting anonymity, one within Cingular, said the carrier is dissatisfied with the performance of the original technology it was looking at and is beginning to make the necessary moves to switch technologies, The technologies involved are part of the company's efforts to meet a 2004 Federal Communications Commission deadline to implement a service that will allow emergency protect verge case for apple iphone xs max - gray/black call centers to locate people who dial 911..

In 1996, the FCC said all major U.S. carriers must implement an "enhanced 911" service. Emergency call centers credit their current ability to locate a landline phone with saving the lives of those unaware of where they were, or too injured or panicked to provide any details. With more than half of all 911 calls now coming from cell phones, emergency call centers say they need the so-called enhanced 911 service more than ever. Carriers AT&T Wireless, Cingular and T-Mobile chose to use a technique called Enhanced Observed Time Difference (EOTD), which uses up to four cellular base stations to pinpoint a cell phone's location by measuring the arrival times of the call at various cellular antennas.

It works well in cities, where cell phone antennas are plentiful, but in rural areas cellular antennas are sometimes miles apart, Instead of four base stations, it's likely there will be just two protect verge case for apple iphone xs max - gray/black to help determine a location, which will make the measurement less accurate, Chris Wade, chief executive of EOTD inventor Cambridge Positioning Systems said, In an FCC filing Wednesday, Cingular said EOTD equipment was having trouble meeting the level of accuracy that the FCC wants, The less-than-stellar performance is creating "continued uncertainties regarding the ability of EOTD to satisfy the Commission" deadlines, attorneys for Cingular said in the filing..

Cingular has since asked its EOTD suppliers Ericsson, Nortel Networks, Nokia and Siemens to stop shipping the equipment and using any necessary network gear, according to the FCC filing. The carrier plans to begin testing software from TruePosition later this month, according to the filing. Nokia was supplying Cingular with EOTD equipment meant for its wireless network, said Nokia spokesman Keith Nowak. "We will continue to work with Cingular to make them reach their goal," he said Thursday. Cingular appears to be concerned about meeting its deadline, said Tony Smith, Nortel's director of wireless regulatory affairs. "I don't have a crystal ball." He said the equipment from Nortel had been "performing very well.".