According to a recent report from Berg Insight, global sales of GSM/WCDMA mobile phones equipped with GPS receiver, were 78 million devices total, which means a significant increase in 178.6%. But this is only the beginning – by 2014, according to analysts, will be sold 770 million of these gadgets.
Technology of GPS, originally used only in smartphones, has become almost standard for the modern business-class phones. Berg Insight expects that the widespread implementation of GPS in the middle market segment of mobile phones will start already this year.
The report reveals a number of reasons why such an impressive movement of technology to the mass consumer. The main of them is called the strategic interest of producers to create a mobile tied to location services that enhance their business performance. Andre Malmi, senior analyst of the company, GPS receiver in a new phone is a good argument for the replacement of the old device with an advanced one.
