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TruePosition Selected by T-Mobile USA for GSM E911
Location Solution
TruePosition's Finder™ U-TDOA Location Solution
Provides High Accuracy For Anyphone, AnywhereSM
Bellevue, WA and King of Prussia, PA, July 23, 2003 -
T-Mobile USA, Inc. and TruePosition, Inc., a leading provider of
location-based technologies, today announced a multi-year agreement
to provide TruePosition's enhanced 911 solution to the T-Mobile
national wireless network. The T-Mobile USA agreement will bring
TruePosition's E911 services to a significant number of wireless
users in the United States.
T-Mobile will be deploying TruePosition's Finder™ technology
as part of its commitment to meeting the Federal Communication Commission's
(FCC) Enhanced 911 (E911) Phase II mandate. The FCC requires all
wireless carriers to provide designated public safety agencies with
location information for 911 calls. For carriers using network-based
technologies, such as TruePosition's, the FCC E911 Phase II mandate
calls for wireless carriers to provide accuracy data to 100 meters
for 67 percent of calls and 300 meters for 95 percent of calls.
"T-Mobile's agreement with TruePosition is an important step
forward in the deployment of E911 location technology for GSM networks.
We look forward to working with TruePosition on the rapid deployment
of Uplink-Time Difference of Arrival (U-TDOA), and its advanced
accuracy abilities, to local public safety agencies that have requested
E911 Phase II," said John Pottle, Director, National Location
and Emergency Services for T-Mobile.
T-Mobile operates an all-digital, national wireless network based
on the globally dominant GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)
technology. TruePosition's E911 solution will provide T-Mobile customers
the ability to be located with greater accuracy in accordance with
the FCC's E911 Phase II guidelines and will be available nationally
based on local public safety agency's requests.
"We are pleased to partner with T-Mobile to provide wireless
location solutions to millions of additional wireless users across
the country. Anyphone, AnywhereSM. That's our motto. TruePosition's
network-based technology works with existing handsets in any environment,"
said Kent Sander, Chief Operating Officer and President of TruePosition,
Inc.
"TruePosition continues to be a leader in the deployment of
location technologies in support of the E911 mandate. Our Finder
system offers the most comprehensive solution for wireless carriers
across the country. The company remains committed to continuous
innovation to respond to market needs in all types of environments,
producing high accuracy results in urban, rural and suburban markets.
TruePosition's location solution is compatible with all air-interfaces
and with all existing and future wireless phones," said Mr.
Sander.
About TruePosition, Inc
TruePosition is a full service location solution provider offering
core location technology, professional design, installation, integration
and support services. TruePosition's high accuracy, AnyPhone AnyWhere
technology enables wireless carriers, application providers, and
enterprises to deliver value-added location-based services to mobile
users worldwide. TruePosition is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation
(NYSE: L, LMC.B), which owns interests in a broad range of video
programming, broadband distribution, interactive technology services
and communications businesses. Liberty Media and its affiliated
companies operate in the United States, Europe, South America and
Asia with some of the world's most recognized and respected brands,
including Encore, STARZ!, Discovery, QVC, and Court TV. For more
information, visit www.trueposition.com.
About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is a member of the
T-Mobile International group, the mobile telecommunications subsidiary
of Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT). T-Mobile operates the largest
GSM/GPRS 1900 voice and data network in the country, reaching over
245 million people including roaming and other agreements. In addition,
T-Mobile operates the largest carrier owned Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless
broadband (WLAN) network in the country, available in more than
2,600 public access locations including Starbucks coffeehouses,
Borders Books and Music, airports and American Airlines Admirals
Clubs, United Red Carpet Clubs and Delta Air Lines Clubs. T-Mobile
is committed to providing the best value in wireless service through
its Get More® promise to provide customers with more minutes,
more features and more service than any other wireless provider.
For purposes of this press release, references to T-Mobile USA,
Inc. consist of T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Powertel, Inc. For more information,
visit the company web site at www.t-mobile.com.
Contacts:
T-Mobile
Haidee Schwartz
202-585-2098
TruePosition
Michael Amarosa
212-301-2814
mamarosa@trueposition.com
Disclaimers:
T-Mobile is a registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements'' which
are based on management's beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions
concerning future events made by management with information that
is currently available to management. Forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, management's expectations regarding:
our future financial and operating performance and financial condition,
including our companies' outlooks for the fiscal year 2003 and subsequent
periods; subscriber growth; industry conditions; the strength of
our balance sheet; our liquidity and needs for additional financing;
and our ability to generate operating free cash flow.
Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which are not a guarantee of performance and are subject
to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are
outside T-Mobile and TruePosition's control, that could cause actual
results to differ materially from such statements. Without limitation
these factors include: the risks associated with the implementation
of our technology migration strategy, our ability to continue to
reduce costs, the potential competitive impacts of industry consolidation
or alternative technologies, potential impacts on revenue and ARPU
from competitive pricing and slowing penetration in the wireless
industry, the effects of vigorous competition in the markets in
which we operate, the risk of decreased consumer spending due to
softening economic conditions, the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism,
and consumer response to new service offerings.
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