VAS company CanvasM Technologies and location solutions firm Polaris Wireless have partnered to create a network-based location system for the Indian market. 

CanvasM is the VAS subsidiary of Tech Mahindra, an India-based telecoms company in which BT have a holding. 

The solution is designed to allow mobile operators to more easily identify the location of emergency calls made from a mobile phone, and provides increased revenue opportunities for mobile operators who want to introduce value added services and location-based services in India, say the companies.

“Partnering with Polaris Wireless gives CanvasM the ability to provide customers in India with the most accurate wireless location solution in the market today,” says Jagdish Mitra, CEO at CanvasM. “Together, the ground-breaking innovation in location technology of Polaris Wireless and the Tech Mahindra legacy of pioneering cutting-edge solutions for the wireless industry are an unbeatable combination.”

“We are very pleased that high-accuracy, network-based wireless location is becoming a reality in India given the high percentage of feature phone penetration,” says Manlio Allegra, CEO and co-founder of Polaris Wireless. “We look forward to working with CanvasM and Tech Mahindra to ensure that wireless operators in India are able to easily and cost-effectively deploy our location solution for emergency call management, enterprise, and other consumer location-based services.”