CCS Insight RSS feed - related articles for: Mapping and Navigation Show the Way Ahead for Service Providers http://www.ccsinsight.com On 8 April 2008, leading navigation device company TomTom issued a trading update that indicated it will miss its financial targets for the first quarter of the year. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/TomTom_Profit_Warning_Signals_Tough_Road_Ahead_for_Navigation_Device_Makers The CEO of Symbian (Nigel Clifford) opened the annual “Symbian Smartphone Show” in a confident mood based on growing volumes and broadening manufacturer support. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Event_Report_Symbian_Smartphone_Show_2007 Nokia has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Navteq, a leading mapping / navigation vendor. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Consolidation_of_location_based_services_market_continues_as_Nokia_acquires_Navteq Swedish mobile navigation services company Wayfinder announced that it has acquired Navicore - a Finnish based company also offering personal / mobile navigation services. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Mobile_Navigation_market_poised_for_consolidation_as_Wayfinder_acquires_Navicore Nokia has added to its recent string of acquisitions with the purchase navigation software company gate5. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Nokia_buys_gate5_signalling_intention_to_deliver_GPS_enabled_phones On 22 May 2008, Orange and Nokia announced a three-year agreement that puts Nokia's Ovi services on Orange handsets and adds 10 new Nokia phones to Orange's Signature range. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Nokia_Extends_Ovis_Reach_with_Orange_Deal Nokia held its annual strategy event in Amsterdam which was attended by over 3000 delegates. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Event_Report_Nokia_World_December_2007 As interest in on-board GPS (Global Positioning System) grows UK based Bluetooth manufacturer CSR has acquired two companies focused on location-based technologies, NordNav and http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Growing_momentum_for_built_in_GPS_in_mobile_phones On 28 August 2008, Nokia's Ovi Web site made public a set of functions that allow users to create accounts and then synchronise data on Nokia phones with the Web site. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Nokias_Ovi_Has_Promising_Blueprint_But_Needs_More_Groundwork At a global launch event in London UK entitled “Go Play” Nokia made several major announcements – notably its intention to expand beyond devices into offering consumer ser http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Nokia_announces_a_consumer_brand_Ovi_a_Music_Store_NGage_and_new_handsets