The case has been made for the use of femtocells in future mobile networks. In reality, however, there are some important obstacles to overcome before femtocells can come into wide use. Christopher Backeberg continues his overview of this promising area of mobile technology...

Recent leaps in technology, ease of installation, the worldwide hunger for bandwidth and the hard economics of the mobile industry all point towards a central role for femtocells in the full roll-out of 4G networks, reports Christopher Backeberg...

New York College of Health Professions, a non-profit institution of higher learning, has received a donation of the location technology for a worldwide emergency response system.

The Insiteo indoor navigation system, claimed to be especially effective in large indoor areas, is expected to show off its strengths at the Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris.

Thomas Hallauer, roving editor for TheWhereBusiness, has been immersing himself in a research study of location technology. He pauses for a few minutes to see how much you know about what he's been gleaning from top brains in the business...

I meant to write a very exited blog about the new iPhone 4 having a gyro, which I thought would really advance the options to get indoor nav on your smartphone. It turns out there are $1 gyros and $7 gyros. Guess which one is in the iPhone and which one is useful for navigation…

The demand for gyros pushed by the iPhone4 definitely means that the prices are coming down, but let's wait a few years to see how quickly and strongly mobile gyro nav is adopted. In the meantime, trust Layar to show us what gyros can enable on a smartphone (and on the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS).

Where will location-based services (LBS) gain the most from 4G technology? One answer is that 4G will deliver something that sounds deceptively simple yet remains annoyingly elusive for 3G, reports Christopher Backeberg - the ability to locate a mobile phone user precisely.

Broadcom, a maker of wireless chips, is set to expand in near field communication (NFC) by acquiring Innovision Research & Technology for approximately US$47.5 million.

ValidSoft has started trials with banks and financial institutions to test location-based software that uses mobile phones to improve credit card validation. The solution is also intended to reduce credit card fraud.

Blue Umbrella, an R&D company based in Florida, has announced an indoor navigation solution which it believes will have "a game-changing impact" on the navigation market.