Accurate Z-Axis Location Tech Is Here, Says NextNav

Enough testing has been done to show existing z-axis location technology “can provide floor level vertical accuracy of within 3 meters for at least 80 percent of wireless calls,” said NextNav, which makes such tech and is headed by SiriusXM Radio ex-Chairman Gary Parsons. Parsons and other executives met Tuesday with staff for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and the Public Safety Bureau, said an ex parte posted Friday in docket 07-114. The company disagreed with CTIA, which said in an Aug. 3 letter to the FCC that questions remain after test results (see 1808080016). “The public safety community has clearly communicated its desire for floor level vertical accuracy in major cities, and the body of independent test results over the past five years demonstrates that such accuracy is clearly achievable,” the company said. CTIA didn’t comment.