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Polaris Wireless announced that its vertical-location (Z-axis) information can be delivered to carriers for 911 purposes by users of non-iOS and non-Android phones through a collaboration with Qualcomm—a deal that is expected to make the first end-to-end 911 solution with Z-axis location commercially available early next year.
Polaris Wireless CEO and founder Manlio Allegra noted that the company’s vertical-location technology bettered the FCC’s vertical-location accuracy requirements in tests conducted in 2016 and 2018, but the collaboration with Qualcomm on a control-plane solution promises to make it available broadly…
