New Ovi Maps with free navigation races past 1 million downloads in a week
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - NOKIA / New Ovi Maps with free navigation races past 1 million downloads in a week processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Espoo, Finland - Nokia has today announced that since the 21 January 2010 launchof the new version of Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation, there havebeen over 1.4 million downloads. The one million mark was reached just one weekafter the launch."We're averaging a download a second, 24 hours a day," said Anssi Vanjoki,Executive Vice President, Nokia. "When we announced free walk & drive navigationwe knew it would be a game-changer. The number of people now using their Nokiafor navigation, and as a result looking for more location-aware software, isgrowing faster than even we predicted."The success of the new version Ovi Maps is a key part of Nokia's strategy tolead the market in mobile maps, navigation and location-based services. Byleveraging its investment in NAVTEQ, Nokia has been able to remove the costsassociated with navigation for drivers and pedestrians and is quickly activatinga massive user base to which it can offer new location features, content andservices."This is great news for our 3rd party application developers. Within a matterof days there is an installed base of more than 1 million active users allpotentially hungry for new and innovative location-aware apps," continued AnssiVanjoki. "For the operators too there is a growing opportunity to sell moredata-plans and a complete navigation package to existing and new customers."As of 31 January 2010 the top five countries downloading the new version of OviMaps were: China, Italy, UK, Germany and Spain. The top five most popular Nokiadevices installing the download were: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97 mini,Nokia N97, Nokia 5230 and Nokia E72."There is a huge appetite for GPS navigation on mobile phones. We estimate therewere already 25.9 million people actively using GPS navigation on their mobilephones at the end of 2009," said Chris Jones, VP & Principal Analyst at researchfirm Canalys.From next month, all new Nokia GPS-enabled smartphones will include the newversion of Ovi Maps, pre-loaded with local country map data, with high-end walkand drive navigation and access to Lonely Planet and Michelin travel guides atno extra cost.Ovi Maps covers more than 180 countries with car and pedestrian navigation for74 countries, in 46 languages, and traffic information for more than 10countries. There are more than 6000 3D landmarks for 200 cities around theworld. Lonely Planet and Michelin guides have information on more than 1,000destinations globally.Notes to editors:Current list of compatible Nokia devices: Nokia 97, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia 5800XpressMusic, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, Nokia E52, Nokia E55, Nokia E72,Nokia 5230, Nokia 6710 Navigator, Nokia 6730 classic and Nokia X6. For thelatest device list, please go to http://www.nokia.com/maps.Data transmission charges may apply. Please contact network operator forinformation about the data transmission charges.About NokiaNokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world's leading maker ofmobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in new and different ways -fusing advanced mobile technology with personalized services to enable people tostay close to what matters to them. We also provide comprehensive digital mapinformation through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services forcommunications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.Media Enquiries:NokiaCommunicationsTel. +358 7180 34900Email: press.services(at)nokia.comwww.nokia.com
FIN-00045 NOKIA GROUP Espoo nullWKN: 870737;ISIN: FI0009000681;Listed: Freiverkehr in B? Stuttgart,Freiverkehr in Hanseatische Wertpapierb? zu Hamburg,Freiverkehr in B? Berlin,Freiverkehr in B? D?ldorf,Freiverkehr in Bayerische B? M?en,Freiverkehr in Nieders?sische B? zu Hannover,General Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierb?,Regulierter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierb?;
Themen in dieser Pressemitteilung:
Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Datum: 03.02.2010 - 04:05 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 1009945
Anzahl Zeichen: 0
contact information:
Contact person:
Town:
Espoo
Phone:
Kategorie:
Business News
Anmerkungen:
Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 151 mal aufgerufen.
Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"New Ovi Maps with free navigation races past 1 million downloads in a week
"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von
NOKIA (Nachricht senden)
Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).
