Location Based Mobile Services Take Off In China

Mobile services providing information relevant to a user's location are proving popular with business users in China, and sales will grow as a wider range of suitable handsets become available, according to research firm In-Stat.

Personal navigation and local information services have proved particularly popular among early adopters in the country. Mobile location-based services are a potential source of growth for wireless carriers, service providers, navigation software vendors and mobile phone manufacturers, according to the In-Stat researchers. "In the future, we believe that services that combine location-based and other mobile value-added services will be very competitive," said Frances Guan, an In-Stat research analyst based in China.

Via: vnunet

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