Nokia Announces Free Mobile Mapping and
Navigation Service
Press Release -
February 9, 2007
Finnish cell phone maker, Nokia, announced this week that it is
launching a free mobile mapping service for users in over 150
countries worldwide.
The “smart2go” service will be launched around the globe on February
10, allowing mobile phone users to access local search and
route-finding features at no charge. It also comes with the optional
add-on of car navigation software, at a significantly lower price than
dedicated GPS devices.
Standalone GPS device makers like TomTom, however, do not see mobile
phones as a direct threat to their core business model, believing
instead that they widen the overall market for route-finding software.
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