Nokia to offer free walk and drive navigation
NokiaThe new version includes among others car and pedestrian navigation features, such as turn-by-turn voice guidance for 74 countries, in 46 languages and detailed maps for more than 180 countries.
– The large-scale availability of free-of-charge mobile phone navigation offerings using high-quality map data will be a game changer for the navigation industry, said Thilo Koslowski, Vice President Automotive and Vehicle ICT at Gartner.
– Such offerings will accelerate the mass market adoption for navigation solutions and shift innovation focus to location-based services that go beyond traditional routing benefits.
According to Nokia, removing the costs associated with navigation for drivers and pedestrians allows the company to activate a massive user base to which it can offer new location features, content and services. This is part of Nokia's strategy to lead the market in mobile maps, navigation and location-based services.
From March 2010, new Nokia GPS-enabled smartphones will include the new version of Ovi Maps.
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