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New Phase of Location Accuracy Testing Getting Underway

CTIA’s 9-1-1 Location Technologies Test Bed invited vendors of location accuracy technologies to participate in a new round of testing. “Stages 1 and 2 of the Test Bed focused on verifying the indoor performance of existing or commercially available 9-1-1…

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location technologies,” the group said in a Friday news release. “The new round, Stage 2a, will enable wireless industry and public safety community stakeholders to evaluate how new and evolving technologies can continue to enhance the capabilities of our nation’s 9-1-1 system.” Stage 2a testing is to start in the San Francisco and Atlanta areas later this year. The FCC approved an order in January 2015 requiring carriers to improve their performance in identifying the location of wireless calls to 911 (see 1501290066).