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Making Mobile Navigation more accessible: Nokia today underlined its effort in
making location based services available to a broad consumer base with the announcement
of the Nokia GPS Module LD-3W, which is compatible with a wide selection of Nokia’s
Bluetooth enabled handsets.
February 10, 2006, Espoo, Finland - By cooperating with several partners, Nokia
provides comfortable and affordable navigation solutions that are now available
for many of Nokia’s mid-range handsets.
"Location based services, such as navigation and point-of-interest search for
hotels and restaurants are becoming increasingly popular with consumers," says
Aage Snorgaard, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia. "With the introduction
of the Nokia GPS Module LD-3W and through our collaborations with navigation industry
players such as Wayfinder and Telmap, we offer a compelling range of location
based services to the tens of millions of consumers who have one of our highly
popular mid-range models, such as the Nokia 6230i or the Nokia 6280."
The most popular location based services for consumers have been integrated car
solutions. Earlier, Nokia introduced navigation to its S60 devices. Now Nokia
makes location based services accessible at a lower price point.
With a handset connected to the Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-3W, consumers see
their position with up to five meters accuracy, and the easiest route to their
destination on a digital map provided by Wayfinder or Telmap. Once installed with
the automatic settings configuration tool, users hold an extensive selection of
digital maps right in their hand. The Nokia GPS module is expected to start shipping
in the 1st quarter of 2006 and retail for approximately 110 EUR excluding taxes
and subsidies.
Both the Nokia GPS Module LD-3W module and suite of navigation services will
be demonstrated at the partner stands of Wayfinder and Telmap at the 3GSM 2006
Congress taking place in Barcelona from February 13-16.
About Nokia
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of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the
information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like
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