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• Outdoor GPS Solutions Will Reach Revenues of $1.7 Billion by 2013, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-23

  LONDON -- Outdoor GPS solutions are becoming more popular, driven by innovations in user interfaces and integration in community sites. An ABI Research study forecasts that outdoor GPS will generate $1.7 billion in annual revenues by the end of 2013. "Dedicated outdoor GPS handhelds will continue to generate the...

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• Availability of Combo Chipsets Will Drive Mass Market Integration of GPS in GSM Handsets from 2009, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-10

  LONDON -- GPS semiconductor vendors are increasingly focusing on GSM handsets as their next target market for GPS chipsets. While until now CDMA handsets and navigation devices have been the main GPS product categories, GSM mobile phones are expected to increasingly feature GPS-chipsets as handset-based navigation and a wide range...

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• Google's Android Could Signal a Tipping Point in Smartphones, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-09

  If Google's ambitions for its recently-launched Android smartphone operating system are fully realized, the new OS will represent a tipping point in attitudes towards the whole concept of a smartphone. This tectonic shift will affect consumers, handset manufacturers and, most critically, mobile network operators. According to ABI Research director...

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• Industrial Precision GPS Solutions Experiencing Sustained Growth Levels of up to 25%, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-07-25

  LONDON -- While much of the current attention surrounding GPS technology is focused on consumer navigation and LBS devices and services, the less well known industrial GPS applications such as precision agriculture, surveying, GIS, construction machine control, network timing, marine and avionics are increasingly being adopted by companies to increase...

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• Outdoor GPS Popularity Driven by User-Friendly Devices and Converged Solutions, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-07-08

  LONDON -- Outdoor GPS devices and solutions are quickly gaining momentum. An increasing number of high-end handheld outdoor GPS devices with intuitive user interfaces and multimedia features, along with the emergence of converged outdoor software solutions, are driving overall demand. Combined with increased interest in the outdoors, the result is...

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• Mid-Tier Mobile Phone Segment to Feel the Squeeze, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-07-01

  NEW YORK -- The most significant growth in wireless handset markets will occur at the top and bottom ends of the price and features range, as the smartphone and low-cost handset categories expand at the expense of the mid-range models commonly called "enhanced" phones. The enhanced phone sector is currently...

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• GPS chipmakers headed for more consolidation?

  - 2008-07-01

  Chip makers in the GPS market may face an uncertain future, as differentiators have become price and the ease of integration, according to market research firm ABI Research. "The market for GPS semiconductors has reached a plateau," said principal analyst Dominique Bonte, ABI's principal analyst for telematics and navigation....

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• Linux Framework Wars Down to Two Parties, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-06-03

  LONDON -- The recent raft of announcements made by the LiMo Foundation and the Open Handset Alliance indicate that incumbent smartphone OS software vendors will soon face a serious challenge, deriving from two technically competent and coalesced Linux consortia. The LiMo foundation announcement of support from another major carrier in...

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• Portable Navigation Device Vendors Seek Differentiation in Non-Traditional Designs

  - 2007-01-30

  NEW YORK -- Faced with razor-thin margins on devices that sell for as little as $200, portable navigation manufacturers are looking to differentiate themselves at the more profitable high end. According to ABI Research principal analyst Dan Benjamin, "In the near future, high-end navigation products will need increased capabilities from...

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• Location-based users will reach 315 million over the next five years.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)(Brief article)

  - 2006-11-01

  In 2011, the number of GPS-enabled location-based services LBS subscribers is likely to reach 315 million from 12 million in 2006, as per a new study from ABI Research. This represents an increase from less than 0.5 percent of total wireless subscribers today to over 9 percent...

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