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Locaid Services
Locaid is a Location-as-a-Service (LaaS) company based in San Francisco, California, that provides a gateway for  mobile location data and operates a secure, privacy-protected platform that  aggregates the location of wireless providers&rsquo; subscribers for mobile developer  use. Locaid is subscriber-approved to provide real-time location for more than 350 million [4] smartphones,  feature phones, tablets and mobile devices on all the Tier 1 wireless networks  in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, including  América Móvil,  AT&T[2],   Rogers,   Sprint,   T-Mobile,   Verizon Wireless [2], and more. Locaid’s privacy-protected platform strictly requires mobile subscribers to opt-in to receive location-based services in order to ensure user compliance [1].

Locaid uses cellular network location to triangulate mobile phone location. Using network location, versus GPS, enables more cell phones to be located indoors and in urban areas, where GPS signals are typically weakened. :* Authentication and fraud prevention [2] [4]  :* Call center/ IVR :* Identity protection :* Location verification :* Location based marketing :* Self service :*  Usage-based insurance

== Clients == Locaid serves hundreds of large enterprises, including  VISA,   TCS, top U.S. banks,   FedEx, the leading mobile agencies,  SMS aggregators and   M2M platforms. == Awards == :* Winner of CTIA Wireless Big Idea Contest 2011 :* Runner-Up 2007 of Wireless Innovation Contest (WIC '07) :* Winner of 2006 ESRI LBS Achievement in GIS :* Locaid People Won LBS Category at BREW 2006 :* Locaid Treasure Won Entertainment and Leisure Category 2006 NAVTEQ       LBS Challenge at CTIA 2006 :* Locaid People Won Peer-to-Peer/Find Me Category 2005 :* NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge at CTIA 2005

== See Also == Geoloqi Location-based services

==References== * Website can find your exact location with your phone number | Fox News *   Big Idea Contest Winners Announced at  International CTIA Wireless 2011 | CTIA *  Startup Turns Your Cell-Phone Number into  a Location Fix | Technology Review *  www.life360.com
 * iPhones as Homing Beacons: How AT&amp;T and Verizon Help Companies Track Employees | CBS Business Network