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GPS receiver in every SIM card

Nov 19, 2008 gps navigation, phones

German smartcard maker Sagem Orga just announced a partnership with BlueSky Positioning to integrate A-GPS receiver on regular SIM cards.

The proprietary new approach incorporates a highly accurate GPS receiver and an antenna into the SIM card, enabling network providers to deploy both legally-mandated and commercial applications for all mobile phones, with no need for software or hardware changes. To make positioning even more accurate and user friendly, the A-GPS SIM uses assisted GPS data.

The primary purpose of A-GPS SIM is to provide accurate positioning information of the phone to emergency services in case of an emergency call as required by E112 and E911 legislation in the EU and the U.S. respectively. In addition to this, it can
support generic location-based services such as navigation, ‘find a place or person’ services, location-aware games, and many more.

Do you think this simple SIM embedded GPS receiver will be accurate and quick enough to provide support for dynamic navigation applications?