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According to the recent report by wireless analyst firm Berg Insight, 60% of WCDMA handset shipped worldwide will have integrated GPS/Galileo receivers by 2010. Furthermore, Berg Insight also suggests that EU might mandate Galileo-location chip to add the ability to position mobile emergency calls with high accuracy.
GPS is already a standard feature in CDMA handsets for the US market, where the technology is required to fulfil regulatory demands on accurate positioning of mobile emergency calls. Similar requirements were also recently announced in Japan, prompting NTT DoCoMo to introduce GPS on all 3G terminals from 2007.
The EU remains vague about future regulations regarding positioning of emergency calls and some member states have not even introduced the common emergency number 112… Full article on Mobile Monday.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
