Symbian navigation app hits India via SatNav
Canadian software house, Intrinsyc, has struck a deal to distribute the latest version of its Destinator satellite navigation software through India via SatNav Technologies.
The latest version runs on Symbian smartphones and, according to Souheil Gallouzi, general manager for mobile products with Intrinsyc, “Destinator software now works across all the major operating systems for wireless devices, including Windows (CE & Mobile), Linux, and Symbian.”
He added, “We believe Destinator for Symbian unlocks a significant market opportunity with customers of Symbian OS smartphones which will result in deeper penetration of emerging markets where Intrinsyc can establish brand name recognition.”
Intrinsync claims to be able to differentiate itself from other routing vendors (since Nokia itself is the main competitior) by combining location with a series of value-added features.
These include text message location tagging and auto re-routing based on traffic information. Indeed, Destinator supports TMC (Traffic Message Channel).
TMC is the Pan-European standard for broadcast traffic information so it doesn’t require a data feed such as GPRS. Additionally, Destinator supports graphical information sent via TMC which can be displayed alongside text information.
Intrinsync says it can help handset and PND (Personal Navigational Device) manufacturers bury TMC deep inside their products, thus reducing the BOM (Bill of materials).
One of the benefits of hooking up with Indian specialist GPS company, SatNav Technologies is that the software can be tied into SatNav’s ONE-India map that covers all major cities of India along with a detailed national and state highway network.
Indeed, SatNav claims it was the first company to be able to offer GPS navigation software for the Indian market. Neither Intrinsyc nor SatNav actually say whether the Symbian software only works with Symbian handsets that have GPS built-in – such as the Nokia E66.
However, SatNav does sell GPS receivers which can be hooked up to a mobile phone via Bluetooth. It is also interesting to note that Destinator’s text to speech engine comes from SVOX, not our friends at Nuance.
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