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Articles tagged with: Pnds and Garmin
North America overtakes EMEA as largest satellite navigation market
North America overtook EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) as the largest regional market for pnds (portable navigation devices) in the final quarter of 2008, according to the latest research from Canalys. In Q4 2008, the US alone accounted for 52% of the worldwide PND shipment total, compared to 36% for EMEA. more
Related Tags: nokia, eu, itu, gps, pnd, asus, smart, tomtom, tomtom
GPS smartphone shipments overtake PNDs in EMEA
Based on its latest research, Canalys estimates that global shipments of pnds (Portable Navigation Devices) in Q3 2008 rose 14% year-on-year, from 7.7 million to 8.8 million units, with North America and Asia Pacific still seeing good volume growth, of 49% and 25% respectively. But shipments in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) were down 6% in the same period. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, gps, pnd, satellite, 3, tomtom, tomtom
PND Shipment Growth Decelerates as Alternatives Gain Ground
The Portable Navigation Device's (PND's) days of navigation domination are numbered, as mobile-handset alternatives gain in popularity over the next few years, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: smartphone, samsung, isuppli, smartphones, gps, pnd, oem, e911
Portable Navigation: The Future is Bright for Connectivity
Mobile phone-based navigation is remaking the GPS market. While Garmin and TomTom remain the worldwide market leaders for portable navigation devices (pnds) today, mobile phone makers Nokia, Motorola, LG and Samsung are expected to lead the way in the near future. This will happen as the worldwide portable navigation market grows from 50 million units in 2007 to more than 500 million units in 2015, according to Telematics Research Group. more
Related Tags: gps, samsung, lg, compete, telematics, tomtom, tomtom
New Applications Boost Small/Medium Display Market
While mobile handsets continue to be the dominant application for small- and medium-sized Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs), new uses such as Portable Navigation Devices (pnds), digital photo frames and MP3/Portable Media Players (PMPs) are generating rising sales in this area, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: ipod, isuppli, gps, pnd, lcd, displays, notebook
Navigation Maps: Hidden Treasure?
Holders of map Intellectual Property (IP) now occupy the most important position in the global GPS navigation supply chain. Navteq and Tele Atlas, the two remaining major independent map IP suppliers with broad geographic coverage, now are in the process of being acquired, with Nokia recently announcing a bid for Navteq. more
Related Tags: european-commission, isuppli, gps, pnd, navteq, personal-navigation-devices, antitrust, tele-atlas, tomtom, tomtom
Nokia Challenges Mobile Navigation Device Vendors
Related Tags: walled-garden, gps, pnd, tomtom, tomtom