Now you can enjoy GPS services with your mobile phones too provided they use a SIM card. Here is the BlueSkyPositioning technology which works on the proprietary antenna design which has been embedded in the SIM card. The chip is not a regular GPS chip but works on your carrier for a faster position fix. It is expected that the European Union would be passing a law requiring network providers for locating handsets position in case of emergencies.
This A-GPS SIM can support E-112 and E-911 Emergency Call Positioning and hence leads to SIM, Mobile and Network based LBS applications. Its quick and the operator just has to pay a small cost of the new handset. The new law which requires improvement of the emergency services in the EU could certainly give this technology the needed push and it would become easier to track a person in case of any emergency.
Via: about-electronics
