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.