Seeker Wireless
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Seeker Wireless is a company based in Sydney, Australia, that develops a range of technologies for mobile positioning, including a Hybrid positioning system
.
Seeker Wireless’ technology utilises proprietary statistical algorithms to calculate the position of mobile devices based on combinations of cellular
, Wi-Fi
and/or GPS radio data measured by the terminal.
In the majority of their commercial solutions, the processing of the radio data for location determination is performed in the terminal or on the SIM
card, providing a distributed, user-plane architecture. Seeker Wireless does however also provide a zone-based charging (geofencing)
solution that can be configured to operate as a purely network-based system.
The Radio Network databases used for position calculation are provided (and updated) either by a Mobile Network Operator, or by surveying
. The data can be kept up-to-date in between Radio Network database uploads by way of automatic network discovery and reporting by the terminal.
Commercially-deployed services that utilise Seeker Wireless location technology include the Local Zone and Vodafone Acasa ‘Home Zone’ (FMS)
services, deployed by Vodafone
New Zealand and Vodafone Romania respectively, and a mobile directory search service, Rednano Locate, deployed by SPH
Search in Singapore.
Seeker Wireless’ solutions currently support SIM Tool Kit
(STK) and various mobile platforms including Symbian S60, Windows Mobile
, BlackBerry
, Android and J2ME
.
Hybrid positioning system
Hybrid positioning systems are systems for finding the location of a mobile device using several different positioning technologies. Usually GPS is one major component of such systems, combined with cell tower signals, wireless internet signals, Bluetooth sensors or other local Positioning...
.
Seeker Wireless’ technology utilises proprietary statistical algorithms to calculate the position of mobile devices based on combinations of cellular
Cellular network
A cellular network is a radio network distributed over land areas called cells, each served by at least one fixed-location transceiver known as a cell site or base station. When joined together these cells provide radio coverage over a wide geographic area...
, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
and/or GPS radio data measured by the terminal.
In the majority of their commercial solutions, the processing of the radio data for location determination is performed in the terminal or on the SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module is an integrated circuit that securely stores the International Mobile Subscriber Identity and the related key used to identify and authenticate subscriber on mobile telephony devices .A SIM is held on a removable SIM card, which...
card, providing a distributed, user-plane architecture. Seeker Wireless does however also provide a zone-based charging (geofencing)
Geofence
A geo-fence is a virtual perimeter for a real-world geographic area.A geo-fence could be dynamically generated—as in a radius around a store or point location. Or a geo-fence can be a predefined set of boundaries, like school attendance zones or neighborhood boundaries...
solution that can be configured to operate as a purely network-based system.
The Radio Network databases used for position calculation are provided (and updated) either by a Mobile Network Operator, or by surveying
Wardriving
Wardriving is the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks by a person in a moving vehicle, using a portable computer, smartphone or PDA....
. The data can be kept up-to-date in between Radio Network database uploads by way of automatic network discovery and reporting by the terminal.
Commercially-deployed services that utilise Seeker Wireless location technology include the Local Zone and Vodafone Acasa ‘Home Zone’ (FMS)
Fixed Mobile Substitution
Fixed Mobile Substitution, usually abbreviated to FMS, is the use of a mobile phone instead of a fixed, wired, POTS telephone....
services, deployed by Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
New Zealand and Vodafone Romania respectively, and a mobile directory search service, Rednano Locate, deployed by SPH
Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings Limited is a media organisation in Singapore with businesses in print, Internet and new media, television and radio, outdoor media, and property. SPH has over 4,000 employees, including a team of approximately 1,000 journalists, including correspondents operating around...
Search in Singapore.
Seeker Wireless’ solutions currently support SIM Tool Kit
SIM Application Toolkit
SIM Application Toolkit is a standard of the GSM system which enables the Subscriber Identity Module to initiate actions which can be used for various value-added services....
(STK) and various mobile platforms including Symbian S60, Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
, Android and J2ME
Java Platform, Micro Edition
Java Platform, Micro Edition, or Java ME, is a Java platform designed for embedded systems . Target devices range from industrial controls to mobile phones and set-top boxes...
.