Indoor location system

A solution from CommScope can make it easier for emergency services personnel to locate mobile phone users inside large buildings.

Unlike landline phones that are pinpointed to specific places within large structures such as office buildings and hotels, the specific location of a wireless device often cannot be determined more precisely than the building in which it is in use.

In skyscrapers or similar buildings, this can cause great difficulty for rescuers trying to respond to a distress call made via a mobile device when the caller is unable to accurately provide a specific location, such as floor number, room number or other information necessary for emergency personnel.

As an answer to the problem, the company has introduced the GeoLENs Indoor location solution. This location system, part of the Andrew Solutions Network Applications portfolio, integrates with wireless indoor coverage systems including distributed antenna systems, repeaters and other RF equipment.

The system can be deployed with existing DAS infrastructure or as a stand-alone indoor location solution and works with existing handsets.

Not only will wireless operators be able to offer improved accuracy for callers in-building, they can also use the capability for commercial applications including mobile advertising and social networking applications, among others.

The system operates by determining a caller's proximity to signal detection devices and other network components that are part or independent of the in-building coverage system.