According to a new Berg Insight report - GPS and Mobile Handsets, GPS-enabled handsets sales are estimated to reach about 560 million units in 2012.

The primary driver for mass adoption of GPS-enabled handsets has been the Enhanced 911 mandate in the US, with all mobile operators required to introduce high-accuracy positioning in order to enable precise location of mobile callers placing 911 emergency calls.

Compared to a few years ago, GPS technology for handsets has matured considerably, offering much better performance in terms of sensitivity, power consumption, size and price. What’s more, the OMA SUPL A-GPS standard has enabled lower cost deployment of A-GPS services.

 

The primary driver for mass adoption of GPS-enabled handsets has been the Enhanced 911 mandate in the US, with all mobile operators required to introduce high-accuracy positioning in order to enable precise location of mobile callers placing 911 emergency calls.

Compared to a few years ago, GPS technology for handsets has matured considerably, offering much better performance in terms of sensitivity, power consumption, size and price. What’s more, the OMA SUPL A-GPS standard has enabled lower cost deployment of A-GPS services.

 

The primary driver for mass adoption of GPS-enabled handsets has been the Enhanced 911 mandate in the US, with all mobile operators required to introduce high-accuracy positioning in order to enable precise location of mobile callers placing 911 emergency calls.

Compared to a few years ago, GPS technology for handsets has matured considerably, offering much better performance in terms of sensitivity, power consumption, size and price. What’s more, the OMA SUPL A-GPS standard has enabled lower cost deployment of A-GPS services.

The major handset software platforms and operating systems are evolving, ensuring easier integration of GPS functionality for handset manufacturers and more powerful features for application developers. Along with the improving performance of handsets, current handsets thus provide much better platforms for location-enabled applications and services than before.

Sales of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets grew to about 24.5 million units in 2007, and GPS-enabled CDMA handsets to 150 million. Berg Insight estimates that shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets will grow to 370 million units in 2012. Including CDMA handsets, GPS-enabled handsets sales are estimated to reach about 560 million, or 35% percent of total handset shipments in 2012.

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Published: January 2008
Pages: 120
Report price:
Paper copy - €1,500
PDF (1-5 users) - €2,250
PDF (corporate licence) - €4,500