User equipment contention-based positioning without authentication

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program instructions,
• wherein the at least one memory and computer program instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
• sending a positioning message to a serving network element in a network comprising a plurality of network elements comprising the serving network element and at least one other network element, wherein the positioning message is sent as a contention-based message;
• and
• receiving a positioning response from the serving network element.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program instructions,
• wherein the at least one memory and computer program instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
• receiving from a user equipment a positioning message at a serving network element in a network comprising a plurality of network elements comprising the serving network element and at least one other network element, wherein the positioning message is received as a contention-based message;
• and
• sending a positioning response from the serving network element.