Nokia, Samsung, others announce In-Location AllianceAugust 23, 2012 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 22 companies have announced an In-Location Alliance that is designed to improve and drive market adoption of location-based indoor positioning services and technologies, The Verge reports. Founding members, including Sony Mobile, Samsung, Nokia, and Qualcomm, will create pilot solutions this year based on Bluetooth 4.0 low-energy technology and Wi-Fi standards to enhance the accuracy and power consumption of indoor mobile products. Following the pilots, implementations are expected to be more widely available in final form throughout 2013 on mobile handsets. Although Google already offers some indoor positioning services in its Google Maps 6.0 application, the new alliance is designed to accelerate the adoption of such services across a number of mobile apps. Broadcom, a founding member of the alliance, recently introduced a new chip that promises improved indoor positioning support 802.11ac (5G Wi-Fi) and low-power Bluetooth. Coupled with interest from researchers and other vendors exploring potential indoor positioning improvements - the alliance will hopefully provide an industry standard for a set of technologies to improve indoor location-based services, The Verge says. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |