Articles tagged with: Pnds and Wind

Record sales of Portable Navigation Devices in Europe

With 18.1 million units sold in 2008, demand for Portable Navigation Devices (pnds) increased by 3 million units compared to 2007; a 20 percent rise. In quarter 4 the economic crisis took its toll on the market. The industry defied falling prices through a variety of innovations.  more

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Location Ecosystem Still Looking for Sustainable Growth and Viable Business Model

Despite the relative success of Personal Navigation Devices (pnds) and industrial GPS applications, the location ecosystem has yet to reach a mature stage as it continues to encounter challenges on its way to continued profitable growth. While penetration levels of consumer telematics and LBS services remain low, the more established product categories suffer from price erosion and dwindling margin levels as evidenced by the recent financial results of PND vendor TomTom.  more

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