Posted on Friday, November 30th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
GPS on Steep Ramp in Cell Phones
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The number of cellphones with global positioning satellite capabilities will more than quadruple between 2006 and 2011. The U.S. government’s mandate for Emergency 911 services and the rollout by carriers of new location-based services are driving the growth, according to a report released by iSuppli Corp. on Thursday (Nov.1).
GPS-equipped mobile handset shipments will rise to 444 million units by 2011 from 109.6 million units in 2006, the market watcher forecasted. That means by 2011, 29.6 percent of all mobile phones shipped will have GPS capability, up from 11.1 percent in 2006.
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