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Cingular Launches LBS with TeleNav

January 1, 2007  - By
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Cingular Wireless has launched its first generally available, location-based service with TeleNav Inc’s GPS Navigator. Cingular business and government customers can get turn-by-turn voice and onscreen GPS directions, while driving or walking, on Cingular business devices including the HP iPAQ hw6920 and hw6500 Mobile Communicators, the Cingular 8125 Pocket PC, and the Palm Treo 650. The latter two devices require a Bluetooth GPS receiver. A GPS receiver is built into the Mobile Communicators. Features include:

  • full-color moving maps
  • a “Biz Finder” for locating nearby businesses such as cash machines, restaurants, hotels, and gas stations
  • a spot marker for locating a parked car
  • a fuel finder for finding low gas prices
  • pedestrian mode.

Pricing is $5.99 per month for up to 10 trips, or $9.99 per month for unlimited trips.

“Location-based services on wireless phones have disrupted the navigation market and created a more versatile solution for both businesses and consumers,” said Ken Hyers, principal mobile wireless analyst at ABI Research, of the launch of TeleNav GPS Navigator.

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