Yogesh S. Tippe, Pramila S. Shinde
Over the past few decades, Mobile Communication have become important in humans life. The use of mobiles is increased and access to information has become requirement. The increased demand for the information access has created a huge potential for opportunities and it has promoted the innovation towards the development of new technologies. Furthermore, with the fast development of mobile communication networks, positioning information becomes the great interest, because positioning information can be used in emergencies, rescues and navigation. In this paper, a comparative analysis of positioning techniques is presented. Some of the technologies that are used commonly are discussed in this paper.
Angle of Arrival, Time of Arrival, Time Difference of Arrival, Assisted GPS, Global Positioning System, Cell Identity, Location, Positioning.