LBS - Location Based Services
The Mobile Arts Mobile Location Centre (MLC) Solution provides Mobile Operators with the ability to locate mobile devices. Knowing the location of a mobile device makes it possible to offer commercial Location Based Services (LBS), sometimes known as Location Services (LCS), and to comply with Emergency Call Location (E112) requirements.
The Mobile Arts MLC Solution provides turnkey support for the following location methods:
GSM (2G) Networks:
- CAMEL CGI Location
- 3GPP LCS Enhanced CGI (E-CGI) Location
- 3GPP LCS Assisted GPS (A-GPS) Location
- OMA SUPL Assisted GPS (A-GPS) Location
- Probe-Based Location
UMTS (3G) Networks (W-CDMA, TD-SCMA, TDD):
- CAMEL CGI Location
- 3GPP LCS Enhanced CGI (E-CGI) Location
- 3GPP LCS Assisted GPS (A-GPS) Location
- OMA SUPL Assisted GPS (A-GPS) Location
- Probe-Based Location
LTE (4G) Networks:
- 3GPP LCS Uplink Enhanced CID Location
- 3GPP LCS Downlink Enhanced CID Location
- 3GPP LCS Downlink OTDOA Location
- Probe-Based Location
The Mobile Arts MLC solution currently serves more than 90 million mobile users and is compatible with all mobile network networks, regardless of network supplier. The Mobile Arts MLC Solution consists of three products:
The Mobile Arts MLC Solution is normally deployed and integrated locally with the mobile network. As an alternative, Mobile Arts also provides the MLC Solution as a hosted and managed service (H-MLC).