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LBS handset subscribers increased in 2008 Friday, May 15, 2009 : The number of subscribers to handset-hosted LBS increased in 2008 to more than 18 million. North America continued to be the dominant region, accounting for slightly more than two-thirds of the total market. In-Stat: Mobile Computing and CE devices to drive GPS growth Thursday, April 30, 2009 : Although cellular handset will continue to dominate shipments of devices with integrated GPS, the next growth spurt will come from mobile consumer electronics (CE) and mobile computing applications, reports In-Stat. Third party database & technologies to drive mobile LBS: Frost & Sullivan Wednesday, April 22, 2009 : Analysis from Frost & Sullivan, 'North America Consumer Location-Based Services (LBS) Market’, estimates that carrier-generated consumer LBS revenues totaled over $480 million in 2008 and projects this figure to surpass $3.0 billion in 2013. 'World GPS Market Forecast to 2013’ released Monday, April 20, 2009 : Growing usage of GPS in automotive and consumer applications is propelling the mobile location technologies market, which is forecast to grow at a CAGR of more than 20%. Berg Insight: Shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets jumped 178.6 percent in 2008 Thursday, April 09, 2009 : Berg Insight anticipates that GPS will start to appear on mid-range handset models in late 2009 and evolve into a standard feature in this segment as well in the following years. Value of GPS networks, services predicted to rise Wednesday, March 25, 2009 : The worldwide value of GPS networks and services is forecast to rise from US $263 million in 2009 to US $504 million by 2013, according to a new report by Position One Consulting. ABI Research: Global PND shipments will stagnate at 39 million units in 2009 Tuesday, March 24, 2009 : “Automotive Navigation Forecasts Market Data” provides shipments, installed base and revenue forecast data for all consumer navigation form factors including in-dash OEM, in-dash aftermarket, PNDs, on-board and off-board handset-based navigation. Consumers relying on voice-enabled navigation Monday, March 23, 2009 : Nuance Communications, Inc., a provider of speech solutions, announced findings that show consumers will take advantage of automobile voice recognition capabilities if they’re built in. Strategy Analytics: “PNDs Get Connected” Friday, March 20, 2009 : The Strategy Analytics Automotive Multimedia and Communications service report, “PNDs Get Connected” predicts that TomTom will lead the way, as at least 25 percent of the US and European portable navigation device market. ABI Research: GPS IC shipments growth slowing to 15% in 2009 Thursday, March 19, 2009 : The study, GPS Semiconductors examines the evolving technology, economic, and market factors driving the attach rate of GPS chipsets in nine separate markets, and analyses the business opportunities and challenges confronting GPS semiconductor vendors. North America overtakes EMEA as largest satellite navigation market Tuesday, March 17, 2009 : North America overtook EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) as the largest regional market for PNDs in the final quarter of 2008, according to the latest research from Canalys. Gfk: Record sales of Portable Navigation Devices in Europe Friday, March 06, 2009 : For the year 2009 GfK market experts predict a further increase in demand for PNDs. A volume of almost 19 million units is predicted in Europe and on the world market approximately 46 million devices are expected to be sold. Online Mapping Portal war is driving map 2.0 innovations, says ABI Research Thursday, March 05, 2009 : “PC-Based Location Services,” a new study from ABI Research, provides an overview of online mapping sites, navigation and LBS portals, including descriptions of the main trends, ecosystem and value chain. Economic downturn favors cheaper navigation form factors Wednesday, February 25, 2009 : “Consumer Navigation Devices and Systems,” a recent study from ABI Research, examines the major navigation features, form factors, trends, ecosystem, drivers and barriers. The study also contains forecasts for shipments and revenue. Market for LBS platforms and middleware in Europe will return to growth says Berg Insight Wednesday, February 11, 2009 : According to Berg Insight, the market for LBS platforms and middleware in Europe will return to growth in the coming years, with demand driven by E112 requirements and increasing adoption of A-GPS.