Location-Based Services

FollowUs goes .Mobi

FollowUs, the UK mobile phone mapping service, has launched its latest service - FollowUs.mobi - which now allows WAP enabled mobiles to locate the position of other mobiles through the FollowUs service.

Autodesk and JumpTap form strategic alliance to advance development of location-enabled search services for mobile operators

Autodesk has announced that JumpTap will utilize the Autodesk LocationLogic platform to offer location-based mobile search services to mobile operators in North America and throughout Europe. The strategic alliance between the two companies grew from JumpTap's involvement with

Nokia acquires gate5

Adds mapping and navigation to its devices

Nokia and gate5 AG today announced that an agreement has been signed for Nokia to acquire gate5. gate5 is a leading supplier of mapping, routing and navigation software and services. By

Locatrix twigs app dev partnership

Wireless and GPS technology company Benefon, today announced it has extended its contract with Australian based Locatrix Communications to further develop additional services and solutions based around Benefon's core navigation and location based services.

Nokia makes Mobile Search available in more countries

Denmark, France, Italy, Norway and Spain now included

Nokia today announced the expansion of Mobile Search, a free software solution for the high-performing Nokia Nseries multimedia computers and other Nokia devices based on the S60 platform. Mobile Search

Qualcomm integrates OMA location to chipsets

QUALCOMM  has streamlined the deployment process for providing location services on WCDMA/UMTS)/HSDPA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks around the world. Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Secure User Plane for Location (SUPL) 1.0 software is now offered broadly across QUALCOMM’s WCDMA (UMTS) portfolio of

m-spatial maps out local search on O2 i-mode

m-spatial, market leader in mobile local search, has today announced that its MapWay Local Search, Maps and Directions services are now live on O2 i-mode in the UK.

Polaris Wireless announces commercial availability of GSM Location System utilizing standard network interfaces

Polaris Wireless' GSMDirect eliminates the requirement for costly Abis Probe systems

Polaris Wireless, a specialist in wireless location technology, has announced the commercial availability of the company's Wireless Location Signatures (WLS) solution with the GSMDirect option, which