You can use the BlackBerry® extensions to JSR 179 to retrieve location information about the BlackBerry device. You can use the BlackBerryLocation class to retrieve the following information:

• number of satellites that a BlackBerry device is tracking
• details about the satellites that a BlackBerry device is tracking
• average signal quality of a satellite
• data source that produces the GPS fix (an internal or an external GPS receiver)
• GPS mode that provides the location information

• Retrieve satellite information by using the BlackBerryLocation class