Monday, March 26, 2007

300 million GPS phones by 2010

300 million? THREE. HUNDRED. MILLION.
The mobile phone industry is set for a shakedown in 2007. IMS Research predicts that 300 million devices will be GPS-enabled by 2010. As more GPS chipsets become embedded in mobile phones, the growth of applications and services to offer the benefits of location to consumers are rapidly on the increase. 2007 promises to mark the dawn of compelling Location Based Services on mobile phones.
Wow! How does that impact those new European satellite systems, I wonder? Article here.