FCC Adopts Fifth Report and Order and Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Z-Axis Metric
FCC on the Verge of a Major Setback to 9-1-1 Location Accuracy
By Jeff Cohen This Friday, the FCC will vote on new rules that are supposed to ensure that first responders can locate someone who calls 9-1-1 from inside a multi-story building. Unfortunately, the rules will not only fail to produce meaningful improvements, the FCC will let wireless carriers continue to avoid pursuing much better options […]
Ex Parte: Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy (Z-Axis)
Ex Parte: Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy (Z-Axis, Rosenworcel)
Ex Parte: Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy (Z-Axis, Starks)
Ex Parte: Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy (Z-Axis, Carr)
Ex Parte: Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy (Z-Axis)
Ex Parte: Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy
New Progress for Getting Wireless 9-1-1 Calls to the Right ECC
By Mark Reddish Apple recently announced that devices running iOS 13 will enable location fixes quickly enough to be used for routing wireless 9-1-1 calls. This is a significant development because routing 9-1-1 calls based on the device’s estimated location, rather than relying on the location of the cell sector serving the caller, will allow […]
