Z-axis data, along with X- and Y-axis data, ought to let emergency responders know exactly which floor a 911 caller might be on. And now, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are successfully capturing that data.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced availability of interstitial channels in 800 MHz band for licensing. Commission will accept applications for 12.5 kHz bandwidth channels starting July 7.
Newly developed and deployed technology will allow major phone carriers Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile to pinpoint the floor of a caller located in a large multistory building.
The top three U.S. wireless companies said they have deployed technology to identify the floors where wireless 911 callers are located in multistory buildings, a key step in fulfilling agreements they reached with the Federal Communications Commission last year.
The top three U.S. wireless companies said they have deployed technology to identify the floors where wireless 911 callers are located in multistory buildings, a key step in fulfilling agreements they reached with the Federal Communications Commission last year.