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ericsson White paper 284 23-3155 Uen | September 2011 positioning with lte maximizing performance through integrated solutions LTE supports improved positioning performance and provides more flexibility for applications that use positioning services. Consequently, it opens the door for new business opportunities based on accurate position information. Individual positioning technologies have their advantages and disadvantages in different environments, whereas integrated solutions can meet a wider range of requirements while using network and device resources efficiently. Greater accuracy everywhere A decade ago wireless technology was dominated by mobile telephony. More recently, a 4G-capable mobile broadband platform is offered by LTE radio-access technology [1] developed by 3GPP. Today, there are around 5.8 billion mobile subscriptions. In the US market, for example, LTE networks cover more than 50 percent of the population and this figure is rapidly increasing. LTE enables an ever-widening range of services, enhanced QoS, efficient use of resources and flexible spectrum utilization. All of this in turn creates a wealth of new business opportunities, leading to tougher competition among service providers and application builders. Applications using highly accurate wireless-device positioning are constantly being developed and enhanced. This increases user expectations, which consequently creates demand for smarter services. Positioning is the process of determining the geographical location of a device – such as a mobile phone, laptop or tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or navigation or tracking equipment. Once the coordinates of a device have been established, they can be mapped to a location – such as a road, a building, a park or an object – and then delivered back to the requesting service. The mapping function and the delivery of location information are part of location services (LCS) – which, for exam