Andrew corporation to supply wireless 911 caller location system to Centennial de Puerto Rico

Mobile Internet, The, May, 2004

Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corporation (Centennial de Puerto Rico) has signed an agreement to purchase Andrew Corporation's Geometrix(R) E911 wireless caller location systems to provide public safety agencies with accurate caller location information on cellular calls to 911.

The Andrew Geometrix system, which will be installed in the Centennial de Puerto Rico cellular network, will be compatible with Centennial's current CDMA digital technology and customer handsets, and is adaptable to future technologies that Centennial may implement.

Andrew's Geometrix has been selected by more carriers than any other 911 location system. Geometrix systems are in commercial service with all digital and analog wireless technologies in use in North America. In commercial service in wireless networks since October 2001, Geometrix is the only wireless location system in operation with both national and regional wireless carriers. The Geometrix system for Centennial de Puerto Rico will help the company meet Federal Communications Commission Phase II E911 wireless caller location regulations. The Geometrix system determines the position of wireless 911 callers and automatically forwards the caller location information to public safety agencies that receive 911 calls. In addition to wireless 911 caller locating, Geometrix can provide accurate location support for Location Based Services (LBS) that may be offered in the future.