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Location-enabling WLAN Antti Korhonen, CEO Ekahau, Inc. eProM / RAKLI, March 24th

Location-enabling WLAN Antti Korhonen, CEO Ekahau, Inc. eProM / RAKLI, March 24th. Location technologies. GPS Does not work indoors Does not move data RFID Needs special readers, tags Does not move data WLAN CELL-ID Poor accuracy Cannot differentiate one floor from the other

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Location-enabling WLAN Antti Korhonen, CEO Ekahau, Inc. eProM / RAKLI, March 24th

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  1. Location-enabling WLAN Antti Korhonen, CEO Ekahau, Inc. eProM / RAKLI, March 24th

  2. Location technologies • GPS • Does not work indoors • Does not move data • RFID • Needs special readers, tags • Does not move data • WLAN CELL-ID • Poor accuracy • Cannot differentiate one floor from the other • WLAN proprietary “location” access points • Needs special infrastructure • Costly, difficult to deploy • RSSI-based statistical analysis - Ekahau • Works with any WLAN access point • Accurate down to 1 meter • Software only

  3. Ekahau Opportunity - WLAN • Due to rapidly falling prices and shrinking form factor, 802.11 chipsets will find their way to a vast number of different type of mobile devices! • "If any one technology has emerged in the past few years that will be explosive in its impact, it's 802.11" - Bill Gates • Intel believes that 90% of mobile PCs will have wireless functionality by 2004 – integrating 802.11 chipset in its new Banias processor platform. • Motorola & others release plans in 2003 to embed Wi-Fi in cell phones.

  4. WLAN Everywhere! All these, and many other WLAN devices in the wireless space... Laptop Tablet PC Self-shopping Barcode scanner Asset TAG PDA Telemetry ... can be accurately located with Ekahau technology!

  5. Industry WLAN LBS Segments

  6. WLAN LBS in Hotspot • Application areas: • Interactive visitor guides – location-sensitive information content push • Location-based access rights – free access only in MY coffee shop! • Security – pinpoint location of rogue access points • Consumer behavior analysis – where they have been and when? • Navigation tools – from point A to B • Tracking of professionals, security people – dispatching • Location-based Quality of Service

  7. Ekahau Positioning Engine™ 2.0 • Provides x,y,floor - WLAN client location information • SDK plus application tools • Server license for 7, 15, 50 or 250 wireless client devices • OEM Suite for embedded solutions • Product available for sale since May02 • 3.5 ft (1 m) average and < 8.75 ft (2.5 m) 90% confidence level accuracy in a typical office environment. • Tracks over 400 devices per second. • Easy and fast to install – software only

  8. Location Based Information Content Logical AreasTM Define the areas of interest and assign action items for the mobile device that enters in the area: Video/audio content push to handset per location Pop-up www pages per location Set alarms Local services, printers, etc Sales MEETING ROOM 122 MEETING ROOM 123 R&D Lobby Rail TrackingTM Define the valid pathways where the moving object will be tracked on. Benefits: Create easy navigation routes Prevent the object moving ”through the wall”

  9. Ekahau Site Survey ™ (ESS) Location-based application build on top of the Ekahau Positioning Engine platform. • visualization of the network coverage areas and overlapping channels • suggest ideal access point locations, find rogue access points • maximize coverage – minimize channel interference • support for GPS in outdoor use • continuous background measurement for location-based QoS (throughtput per location) in ESS 2.0

  10. Case: ENGEL security services Future - 2004: NOW: • Wireless PDA: • Location-based information/instructions • Location-based Alarms • In-building/campus guidance • Route history reports • Wireless location badge: • Emergengy alarm-button – send location • Route history reports • Track location remotely • – push information to mobile phone Complete solution provided in cooperation with: and

  11. Ekahau Already Tested/Used by....

  12. Summary • Ekahau Positioning Engine™ - a software-only solution for standard Wi-Fi LBS,with up to 3.5ft average location accuracy • Ekahau Site Survey™ - new breakthrough product for On-Line Location-Based QoS Monitoring • Ekahau’s accurate location information, combined with location-based monitoring tools, will bring a significant added value to Wi-Fi investment

  13. THANK YOU ! Antti Korhonen CEO Antti.Korhonen@ekahau.com tel: +358-424-533-200

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