June 6, 2005
Navigation Systems for Mobiles Gaining Ground
The market for GPS navigation systems is shifting from cars to mobile phones, reports Digital Chosunilbo. Mobile phone navigation systems provide traffic and geographical information using GPS signals and installed digital maps.
Until last year, navigation service market growth focused primarily on areas with highly developed automotive cultures like the U.S., Europe and Japan, but the mobile phone navigation market is growing rapidly in both Korea and Europe.
-- Samsung Electronics “Telematics Phone” (SPH S1100) comes with a complete map of Korea so users can look up geographical information on their phone wherever they are in the country.
-- The POZ X310, a PDA phone from Cyberbank, is equipped with Thinkware's iNavi navigation system, providing users with locations of service areas such as restaurants, theaters and gas stations.
-- Samsung's Anycall SCH-X750 is supported by 24 Nate GPS satellites and is based on a mapping system that can accurately pinpoint the users location within 10 m. Pressing the emergency button will send an alarm signal to the security company.
Major handset makers like Samsung Electronics and Nokia are competing for new technology as they expect the market to grow in the U.S. and Europe.
Europe's largest communication equipment maker Tomtom is also moving fast, launching Mobile 5, a navigation system for pedestrians.
Users connected to the service are guided to their destination with both graphics and voice. Tomtom says the margin of error of the product is less than 50 cm.
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