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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
The mobile industry believes in navigation/location
As found in Next Target of Cell Phone Industry: Navigation.
Even though the N95 is clearly not the choice for the masses wanting location, it seems Nokia is dedicated to provide GPS in also more mainstream phones: '"I believe it will quickly go through almost the whole of our portfolio," Kai Oistamo, head of Nokia's Mobile Phones unit, told a recent news conference.'
'The GPS technology enables handset makers to bypass mobile phone network operators'
Good for the handset manufacturers that want to stick out. Good for the third-party service providers that want to establish innovative location-based services. All in all, good for the consumers.
'with the acquisition of German firm Gate5, rolled out a free Nokia Maps service in February, giving away maps and routing data while charging consumers for a turn-by-turn navigation service.'
A good way to get revenue from more than phone sales. What about head-on iTunes competition?
Even though the N95 is clearly not the choice for the masses wanting location, it seems Nokia is dedicated to provide GPS in also more mainstream phones: '"I believe it will quickly go through almost the whole of our portfolio," Kai Oistamo, head of Nokia's Mobile Phones unit, told a recent news conference.'
'The GPS technology enables handset makers to bypass mobile phone network operators'
Good for the handset manufacturers that want to stick out. Good for the third-party service providers that want to establish innovative location-based services. All in all, good for the consumers.
'with the acquisition of German firm Gate5, rolled out a free Nokia Maps service in February, giving away maps and routing data while charging consumers for a turn-by-turn navigation service.'
A good way to get revenue from more than phone sales. What about head-on iTunes competition?
