Verizon Wireless has chosen NAVTEQ Traffic Mobile to power its new traffic application available on its newest VZ Navigator (Version 4) service, becoming the first wireless provider to feature NAVTEQ Traffic Mobile.
NAVTEQ’s officials said that with Verizon Wireless’ updated version VZ Navigator application, users can access NAVTEQ’s live traffic data on their mobile devices and receive updated traffic information in more than 75 cities across the U.S.
Moreover, users also receive visual notification of incidents and congestion that allow drivers to see potential traffic delays and avoid traffic problems.
Designed to enable delivery of real-time traffic data over wireless networks, NAVTEQ Traffic Mobile provides its business customers with the ability to integrate dynamic traffic content into wireless applications.
“Research shows that traffic is the number one enhancement consumers want added to their navigation experience,” noted Jeff Mize, executive vice president of sales at NAVTEQ.
He also said that Verizon Wireless continues to anticipate the needs of its customers by advancing its applications such as VZ Navigator through next-generation services such as NAVTEQ Traffic Mobile.
This week, Verizon Wireless announced that VZ Navigator (Version 4) is available on select consumer phones. First announced during CTIA (News - Alert) WIRELESS 2008, the newest version of VZ Navigator allows customers in 75 cities from coast to coast to access information about traffic incidents on major roadways, obtain traffic updates and find detours around traffic congestion and accidents.
More cities are expected to be added in the coming year. In addition, the new version of VZ Navigator offers a 3-D perspective view of maps, a movie and events finder, weather reports and forecasts, and gas prices at nearby gas stations.
“Real-time traffic avoidance and more allows our customers to truly transform their wireless phones into powerful GPS navigation systems, at a fraction of the cost,” said Dale Beasley, director of consumer product development at Verizon Wireless, adding that additional functionality in VZ Navigator service enhances customers’ overall wireless experiences.
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NAVTEQ, a provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, will bring a dedicated NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge event to Asia-Pacific (APAC) to further facilitate the participation of developers across the region.
Registration for APAC participants officially begins October 2007 and an awards ceremony announcing APAC winners in Singapore.
Since its inception in 2003, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge has become the premier program for the development of cutting-edge location-based services for wireless applications.
NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge contestants typically range from start-up developers hoping to launch their first commercial application to established companies pushing the limits of their creativity.
This annual competition has helped eight previous participants receive venture capital funding and nine past winners have launched commercial applications on major wireless carriers, including Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
In 2007, NAVTEQ and its sponsors awarded a prize pool collectively worth almost $2 million.
Interest in location-based services in Asia continues to surge as map coverage expands throughout the region.
NAVTEQ already has map coverage in countries such as Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
Also fueling the growing interest of LBS in Asia is the vast number of wireless developers in the region.
According to an Evans Data Corporation study in the fall of 2006, nearly 40 percent of the world’s wireless developers reside in the APAC region.
“The rapid expansion of map coverage of the Asia-Pacific region combined with the wealth of developers located there will be a driving force for the creation of new location-based services in Asia in the years to come,” said Winston Guillory, Senior Vice President, Consumer & Enterprise, NAVTEQ.
“The NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is the perfect vehicle to continue the expansion of LBS application development in this region and help shine a spotlight on some of APAC’s most talented developers.”
Wireless Mobile Telecom Wireless News
NAVTEQ, a provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, will bring a dedicated NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge event to Asia-Pacific (APAC) to further facilitate the participation of developers across the region.
Registration for APAC participants officially begins October 2007 and an awards ceremony announcing APAC winners in Singapore.
Since its inception in 2003, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge has become the premier program for the development of cutting-edge location-based services for wireless applications.
NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge contestants typically range from start-up developers hoping to launch their first commercial application to established companies pushing the limits of their creativity.
This annual competition has helped eight previous participants receive venture capital funding and nine past winners have launched commercial applications on major wireless carriers, including Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
In 2007, NAVTEQ and its sponsors awarded a prize pool collectively worth almost $2 million.
Interest in location-based services in Asia continues to surge as map coverage expands throughout the region.
NAVTEQ already has map coverage in countries such as Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
Also fueling the growing interest of LBS in Asia is the vast number of wireless developers in the region.
According to an Evans Data Corporation study in the fall of 2006, nearly 40 percent of the world’s wireless developers reside in the APAC region.
“The rapid expansion of map coverage of the Asia-Pacific region combined with the wealth of developers located there will be a driving force for the creation of new location-based services in Asia in the years to come,” said Winston Guillory, Senior Vice President, Consumer & Enterprise, NAVTEQ.
“The NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is the perfect vehicle to continue the expansion of LBS application development in this region and help shine a spotlight on some of APAC’s most talented developers.”
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