# Polaris Wireless

> Polaris Wireless is a Silicon Valley company that pinpoints where a mobile phone is - not just on a map, but on which floor of a building. Founded in 1999, it pioneered software-based Wireless Location Signatures (WLS) and high-accuracy 3D / z-axis location, technology used by wireless carriers and public safety agencies so that when someone dials 911 from the 30th floor, responders know which floor. With 90+ patents and 50+ deployments worldwide, Polaris turns radio noise into vertical certainty for E911, IoT, smart cities and enterprise applications.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, California, United States
- **Founders:** Manlio Allegra (Co-Founder, President & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~82 employees
- **Products:** 3D Location Platform, OmniLocate, E911 Z-Axis Location Solution, Wireless Location Signatures (WLS), LBS / IoT Location
- **Notable:** Global leader in software-based wireless location since 2001, 90+ patents awarded or pending in location technology, 50+ deployments worldwide across 20+ countries

## Products & services

- **3D Location Platform** — A carrier-independent, high-accuracy 3D location platform that fuses cellular, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, barometric pressure and smartphone sensor data into a single precise location, including the z-axis (which floor).
- **OmniLocate** — Polaris Wireless's flagship high-accuracy location platform built on its Wireless Location Signatures (WLS) and Hybrid Location Engine technology, used for E911, public safety and commercial location services.
- **E911 Z-Axis Location Solution** — FCC-compliant vertical location solution that exceeds the FCC's 3-meter z-axis accuracy requirement, telling first responders which floor a 911 caller is on. Deployed in devices including Schok feature phones.
- **Wireless Location Signatures (WLS)** — Polaris's patented software-based RF pattern-matching technique that locates devices by matching live radio measurements against a calibrated signature database - no extra network hardware required.
- **LBS / IoT Location** — Location-based services and IoT/smart-city location solutions for enterprises, healthcare, hospitality and connected devices.

## Achievements

- Global leader in software-based wireless location since 2001
- 90+ patents awarded or pending in location technology
- 50+ deployments worldwide across 20+ countries
- Frost & Sullivan Location-Based Services Enabling Technology Award (2011 and 2013)
- Named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies (2012)
- Demonstrated vertical (z-axis) location to the FCC (2013)
- Mobility Award for Mobile Software Indoor Positioning at CES (2017)
- Launched the industry's first high-accuracy carrier-independent 3D location platform (2019)
- E911 z-axis solution exceeds the FCC's 3-meter accuracy requirement

## Latest updates

- **2021-08** — Announced collaboration with Qualcomm to offer enhanced vertical (z-axis) location for E911 emergency services through the Qualcomm Location Suite.
- **2022-03** — Signed two commercial license agreements with cellular device manufacturers to integrate its FCC-compliant E911 z-axis location solution.
- **2022-06** — E911 z-axis location solution made commercially available nationwide, integrated into Schok flip feature phones sold at retailers including Walmart.

## Links

- Website: https://polariswireless.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polaris-wireless
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/polariswireles

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