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Articles tagged with: Personal Navigation Devices
88 percent of PNDs sold in 2015 will have integrated cellular connectivity
Shipments of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) will peak at about 50 million units per year in 2012 and slightly decline thereafter, reports Berg Insight. more
Sales Slowdown Prompts Re-evaluation Among PND Players
Recently one of the hottest products in the technology business, the Portable Navigation Device (PND) now has entered a period of slowing growth, spurring companies throughout the supply chain to re-evaluate their business models, according to iSuppli Corp. more
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Personal Navigation Devices Battle GPS-Enabled Handset Challenge
The personal navigation device (PND) market is showing signs of maturity as price points decline sharply, consolidation occurs, and shipment growth slows, reports In-Stat. In addition, the increasing competition from GPS-enabled mobile phones represents the most significant threat the PND market will face. Nevertheless, stand-alone PND sales will continue to grow over the next five years, albeit at an anemic rate. more
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Mobile navigation users increased twofold year-on-year to 28 million
According to a new research report by the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of mobile subscribers downloading navigation routes and turn-by-turn navigation instructions using their mobile handsets increased twofold from H1-2008 to H1-2009 and reached 28 million. more
New Zealand to Ban Mobile Phone Based Navigation Systems While Driving
New Zealand's Transport Ministry has confirmed that a forthcoming ban on using mobile phones while driving will also ban the use of smartphone based in-car navigation systems. more
Related Tags: pnd, gps, New Zealand
Mobile Navigators Find Google Maps Most Trustworthy
When choosing a navigation system for cell phones, more US and Western European consumers trust the Google Maps brand than any full service cell phone navigation system. Also, Tom Tom was by far the most preferred brand of portable navigation device (PND) in Western Europe, while Garmin led by a hefty margin in the US. more
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In-Dash Navigation is Helping to Drive the Mobile Navigation Industry
In-dash mobile navigation is continuing to see growth even as portable navigation (the most popular segment of the market) is taking a back seat in sales. According to market research company The NPD Group's retail tracking service, in-dash mobile navigation grew 26 percent in units in June 09 compared to June 08, while portable navigation unit sales grew only 4 percent. more
Real-Time Traffic Website and Mobile Phone Software for China
Software house, China TransInfo says that it has launched China's first multi-city real-time traffic website and mobile phone software with initial coverage in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, and Wuhan. In addition, the Company launched the multi-city, real-time Traffic Jam Index, which will classify each city's traffic as seriously congested, congested, mildly congested, smooth, or very smooth, based on the percentage of streets in each city that are congested. more
Related Tags: pnd, gps, base, China
Navigation Providers Face a Challenging Market and Increasing Consolidation
Navigation solution providers are facing business challenges as growing competition, device platform diversity and undifferentiated value propositions are accelerating commoditization trends, according to Gartner. These factors are impacting navigation solution providers' and automakers' revenue opportunities and will lead to further market consolidation and margin decline. more
Related Tags: pnd, gps, billing, portable-navigation-device
Global Handset Navigation Subscriber Base to Grow to 26 Million by 2010
While PNDs and in-dash navigation device sales continue to suffer from the economic recession, handset-based turn-by-turn navigation is boosted by the rapidly growing smartphone segment. ABI Research expects the number of paying handset-based turn-by-turn navigation users to increase to 26 million by the end of 2010 with the Asia-Pacific region experiencing the strongest growth. more