Transcript Navteq Location Overview Presentation - E911

E911-LBS Consulting
THE Wireless Location Experts
Wireless Location Credentials Summary
E911-LBS Consulting
THE Wireless Location Experts
14A Powder Horn Hill Road
Wilton, CT 06897
www.e911-lbs.com
[email protected]
203-423-9015
Who is E911-LBS Consulting?
Founded in 2002, E911-LBS Consulting is dedicated to the success of clients
who have a large stake in the use of location information.
E911-LBS Consulting is…
THE Premier provider of business and technology strategy and
implementation consulting and research services to companies and
government entities using location information
Practice Areas
• Business Strategy and Implementation
Unparalleled
market
experience
and
expertise, location thought leadership and
rigorous analysis to create market-leading
strategies and measurable solutions by
blending innovative strategic methods and
deep implementation experience and
expertise, resulting in a comprehensive
roadmap with detailed actions needed to
achieve near-term and long-term market and
financial success.
• Technology Strategy and Implementation
Location technology strategy and solution
development expertise to make locationenabled service concepts a reality in terms
of platform, end-customer devices, and
overall network integration, and at a speed
and cost needed for rapid product
introduction by new entrants and large scale
deployment thereafter.
E911-LBS Online Newsletter
Clients
Leading newsletter on Wireless Location-related industries:
• E911
• GPS, A-GPS, Network-Based Location Determination
• Location-Based Services
• RFID
• Location-Enabled Wi-Fi
Recent Publications
Specialized Reports, both custom and industrylevel, on wireless location issues of critical
concern to leaders involved with E911, LBS,
RFID, and Wi-Fi to enable them to deal with the
issues relevant to their situation with complete
understanding of all key regulatory, market, and
technology dimensions, including:
• THE Definitive Guide to GPS, RFID, Wi-Fi, and Other Location-Based
Services
• The Definitive Guide to Mobile Positioning and Location Management
• THE Definitive Wireless E911 Reference Guide
• Numerous Wireless Location Company Analyses
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Team Biographies
David H. Williams
David Hilliard Williams is an internationally-known expert in the wireless/mobile communications field. His particular
specialty is in wireless Location-Based Services, involving technologies including Global Positioning Satellite (GPS)
Systems, Network-Based location determination technologies, Wireless 911 (E911), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID),
and location-related Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi).
He has developed and implemented industry-leading business and technology strategies and solutions in these areas and
provides consulting services to some of the leading carriers and enterprises in the U.S., South America, and Europe. Mr.
Williams has been published and quoted by some of the leading magazines and newspapers in the country about locationbased services, including The Boston Globe, Computerworld, MissionCritical Communications, Popular Mechanics, and
RFID Journal. He is a member of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officers (APCO) and the National
Emergency Number Association (NENA).
In addition to authoring The Definitive Guide to GPS, RFID, Wi-Fi, and Other Wireless Location-Based Services, Mr. Williams
is the Author of The Definitive Guide To Wireless E911, and co-author of The Definitive Guide To Mobile Positioning and
Location Management. He publishes a wireless location industry leading newsletter at www.E911-LBS.com. E911-LBS
Consulting also tracks leading companies in the LBS space and publishes analyst reports on them from an “industry insider”
viewpoint, particularly with respect to their business and technology strategies.
Mr. Williams has over 19 years of consulting experience working at the most senior executive levels. Prior to founding E911LBS Consulting, Mr. Williams was an Associate Partner with Accenture, the world's largest technology consulting firm, in
their Communications & High-Technology Strategy Practice. He has also worked for inCode Wireless, Booz, Allen, &
Hamilton and Deloitte Consulting. He started his career as an electrical engineer for Hughes Electronics.
Mr. Williams has an MBA in Information Systems Management from The University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of
Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, graduating from both with top honors. He is married with four
children, and resides in Wilton, Connecticut.
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What Services Do We Provide?
We provide services oriented towards the front-end of the wireless value chain,
particularly with respect to technology and business strategic planning, plus
specialized services associated with E911, Location-Based Services, and RFID.
E911-LBS Consulting Services
BUSINESS STRATEGY
DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS CASE, MARKETING STRATEGY, OPERATIONS STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT,
MARKET LAUNCH PLANNING AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
APPLICATIONS STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION, INTEGRATION
PLANNING, SUPPORT PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP DEVELOPMENT
E911
LOCATION-BASED SERVICES
• Industry Research and Resource Publishing
• LBS Product Strategy Development and “Refresh”
• Multi-PSAP/State-Level E911 Phase II
Implementation Planning
• Business Model Strategy/Business Case Development
• E911 Program Management (Multiple
PSAPS/State Level)
• LBS Market Research
• LBS Business Strategy Integration (with existing
products/business units)
• Location Determination Technologies Assessment
• Application Design (High and Detailed Functional
Requirements and High-Level Technical Requirements
Development)
• Application Design Review (for existing or conceptual
designs)
RFID
• Advanced RFID Application Strategy
Development
• Advanced RFID Application Requirements
Definition and Design
• Business Case Development
• RFID and GPS technology Design
• Vertical and Functional Opportunity
Identification and Diagnostics
• Competitor Profiling (includes non-Carrier Enterprise
applications)
• LBS Rollout Program Management
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What We Can Bring - Experience
Our experience covers the full spectrum of Wireless Location activities,
providing enterprises the visionary yet practical strategies that directly lead to
rapid, cost-effective deployment and market success.
E911-LBS Consulting Engagement Highlights
• Directed development of content for developer zone of leading digital map provider. Required full value chain technology and business expertise in
the wireless location/LBS space, working across all parts of the organization and its partners.
• Directed the business and technology strategy development of potentially industry-transforming internet/wireless LBS application for industry beset
by new lower cost entrants. Directed the design and outsourcing of development efforts for that application.
• Directed development of Wireless/Enhanced 911 (E911) services offerings for state and county/local government market units of major consulting
firm. Customized Phase I and Phase II “checklists” based on knowledge of individual wireless carrier networks, IT infrastructure, and organizational
idiosyncrasies. Identified, assessed, and developed solutions potentially applicable for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), by carrier type with
respect to key E911 implementation issues: technology (e.g. network vs. A-GPS–based), deployment processes, CRM capabilities, E911 “supply
chain”, overall business cases, governance structures, and FCC/state/local regulations.
• Program Manager finalist for City-wide wireless technology planning project for City of New York
• Developed Business and Technology strategy for leading RFID application provider looking to synchronize/integrate standalone business units.
Performed business and technology diagnostic of individual market units to identify potential synergies with other units. Developed strategy to better
integrate the business units on numerous business and technology dimensions, as well as recommendations for phasing out selected technologies
and business units.
• Managed operational readiness assessment of market launch plans for New York-focused long distance business of major Local Exchange Carrier
(LEC). Identified strategic and tactical issues and gaps with launch plans, and developed remedies to correct and enhance affected operational
areas. Significantly improved transactional capacity across various operational areas. Upon becoming the first LEC to receive FCC permission to
provide long distance services, launch of business acquired 3 million customers in first year of launch, with minimal operational issues, and grew to
over 7 million long distance customers by end of second year.
• Developed the thought capital, knowledge base, customer materials, and led the marketing of Wireless Location-Based Services (LBS) products offer
focusing on realizing high- potential enterprise and consumer LBS and Telemetry and Telematics applications and supporting infrastructure.
Directed development of Location and State (also know as Presence) wireless network technology architecture for leading U.S. carrier. Developed
business cases for numerous LBS applications for a number of wireless carriers and other enterprises. Managed development of Functional
Requirements Documents (FRDs) for several LBS applications, as well as product go-to-market plans for initial LBS product launches. Evaluated
issues and developed business and technology strategies relative to E911/LBS – 802.11/Wi-Fi interaction/integration, with particular emphasis on
developing viable business models for various player “tiers” in the Wi-Fi hierarchy.
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