NEW DELHI: Tata Teleservices Limited, a telecommunication service provider, today announced the launch of a Quickfinder A-GPS service.

The first-of-its-kind location-based service would be available exclusively to Tata Indicom subscribers, and is powered by Qualcomm’s QPoint solution and GPS One technology integrated into Qualcomm chipsets, said a press release.

“Our new offering is industry leading and offers far greater accuracy and real-time access, since it is based on a hybrid A-GPS and Next-Gen technology platform, riding on Tata Indicom’s robust CDMA network,” said Anil Sardana, managing director of Tata Teleservices Limited.

He further added that the A-GPS service would use the most advanced positioning methodology to provide users with precise position information, including inside buildings and structures.

Traditional GPS services work best when the GPS antenna is visible to ‘Open Sky’ (at least three satellites), and can fail to determine the users ‘Position Fix’ if the antenna is not visible or is only partially visible.

Furthermore, conventional GPS systems may take between one and 10 minutes for ‘First Position Fix’, even in the case of ‘Open Sky’.

Quickfinder addresses these shortcomings with a hybrid system that uses both A-GPS and gpsOne technology to deliver fast and accurate results, the release added.

The service would provide users with a ‘Position Fix’ in seconds and with accuracy up to and within 5-10 meters, it added.

Kanwalinder Singh, senior vice president, Qualcomm Inc and president of Qualcomm India and South Asia said, “Quickfinder leverages Qualcomm’s industry leading integrated gpsOne position-location technology and QPoint location solution to offer the most reliable location-based services in real time, working seamlessly in open, indoor and dense urban environments.

He further said that As a technology partner, they also have extended their support towards network deployment, integration and end-to-end validation on Tata Teleservices’ robust CDMA network to ensure accurate location services for the Indian market.

Tata Indicom is launching QUICKFINDER service in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Ahmedabad, the release added.