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09 Jan 2012

Whitepaper – Delivering Location in LTE Networks

In this whitepaper, Persistent Systems evaluates the two main technology approaches available to implement Location Based Services (LBS) in an LTE network. The paper also discusses how carriers, infrastructure vendors, and handset vendors’ can realize the revenue potential of LBS. According to Juniper Research, revenues from mobile location based services are expected to grow to more than $12.7 billion by 2014. In order to monetize LBS and improve ROI on LTE deployment, vendors and carriers need to support LBS in LTE networks as well.

This paper evaluates the user plane (SUPL 2.0 - OMA) and the control plane (3GPP) approaches to enable location determination in a LTE network. Operators can now utilize both these solutions to improve the ROI of LTE deployment and address cost effective migration from 3G to 4G location solutions. Further, handset vendors can monetize LBS and gain a competitive advantage by deploying a SUPL 2.0 AGNSS based location solution.

Additionally, this paper provides a comparison of possible approaches and includes an analysis of how common challenges can be addressed. With the growth in mobile broadband, 4G deployments are expected to increase and LTE has become one of the preferred 4G technologies. Already, many Tier 1 U.S. Cellular operators have rolled out LTE network services. Gartner predicts that by 2015, LTE revenue will comprise of at least 4% of all mobile service revenue.
Download your FREE whitepaper now. Hear Hari Haran, President of Persistent Systems discuss Location Based Services in this Video.
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