Wireless Industry Argues for Mobile OS Vertical Location Accuracy Solution

CTIA and major carriers said the FCC should allow a mobile operating system-based approach on vertical location requirements. CTIA, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile representatives spoke with aides to Commissioners Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks, said a filing Thursday in docket 07-114: “Adopting a nationwide approach that recognizes the current capabilities of mobile OS-based solutions can yield 40% of 9-1-1 calls producing ± 3 meter z-axis location information by April 2021, while network-dependent solutions in contrast will likely yield only 2%.”