GPS Smartphones

Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 19:20 CEST - Comments: 0

A ccording to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, worldwide GPS smartphone shipments will grow 34% from 57 million units in 2008 to 77 million units in 2009. GPS adoption in smartphones is being fueled by widespread consumer acceptance of portable navigation devices in Europe and the United States, and the increasing presence of mapping software applications among mobile phone vendors such as Nokia, Apple and Blackberry.

 

Sales forecast for GPS smartphones

Joanne Blight, Navigation Director at Strategy Analytics, said, "We forecast worldwide GPS smartphone shipments will grow a healthy 34% from 57 million units in 2008 to 77 million units in 2009. GPS smartphones, such as the Nokia N97 smartphone and the popular Apple iPhone, are a high-growth segment that continues to expand even during the current, tough economic times."

 

 

Adoption of GPS smartphones

Neil Mawston, Wireless Director at Strategy Analytics, added, "Two key factors are fueling the adoption of GPS smartphones. First, there is widespread consumer acceptance of portable in-vehicle navigation devices from companies such as TomTom and Garmin in Europe and the United States. Second, mobile navigation services are improving. There is an increasing presence of mapping applications among major smartphone vendors, such as Nokia Maps, Apple Google Maps and Blackberry Maps."

 

 

GPS Smartphone Marketshare Tracker

The full report containing further analysis on this emerging topic, called the GPS Smartphone Marketshare Tracker, is published by the Strategy Analytics Navigation and Location Opportunities (NLO) service.

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