Airtel Announces GPS Navigation

Techtree News Staff, Jul 12, 2007 1610 hrs IST

The GPS navigation system covers cities including Delhi and NCR, Bangalore, Mumbai & Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Chandigarh.

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Bharti Airtel, in collaboration with Sweden-based Wayfinder Systems, today launched its GPS-based Navigation Application on compatible mobile handsets.

The company said the application is so designed that it turns compatible mobile phones into whole GPS-based navigation systems -- complete with detailed maps and points-of-interest of several cities across the country.

For starters, the application will be available on the BlackBerry 8800, Airtel said. And, it will cover information on cities including
Delhi and NCR (Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad), Bangalore, Mumbai & Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Chandigarh.

Speaking at the launch, Sanjay Gupta, chief marketing officer of mobile services, Bharti Airtel, said, "We are now introducing in India a state-of-the-art GPS-based navigation system that will largely benefit all frequent travelers using compatible mobile handsets like the BlackBerry 8800."

To download the application, Airtel BlackBerry 8800 users need send NAV as SMS to the shortcode 3636. For further instructions, they can refer to the Airtel Web site.

On offer is a six-months free trial for all Airtel BlackBerry 8800 users. Under the scheme, customers will not be required to pay any subscription charges on the application during this period.

However, there will be data download charges applicable as per subscribers' BlackBerry plans.

USER COMMENTS

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by indorwala, ahmednagar, on Jun 14, 2008 09:53 PM, Report abuse Reply

hay i have one of the device mapmy india thate work nice but ned to larn bet mor

by hnbhudia, bhuj kachchh ___ghandhidham nearest, on Apr 22, 2008 07:23 AM, Report abuse Reply

I have a Nokia N-72 mobile and I have GPRS Airtel connection in it. Please tell me whether I can enable GPS service in it. If so how to install that service and get the logitude and latitude values from it

by Nirmal Jeya Cha, Kanyakumari, on Feb 06, 2008 11:09 AM, Report abuse Reply

can we use gps nevigater software in E90 Nokia wity airtel services

by Zuber. Ruwala, Navsari, on Sep 22, 2007 04:37 PM, Report abuse Reply

Is it available for other mobiles as well.

by Gagan, Delhi, on Jul 14, 2007 04:09 AM, Report abuse Reply

a good start, looking at the path opened by GPS for futuristic applications, i must say its great to have GPS in our country, i've heard somewhere elso that GPS was present here from 2004, but was in nurturing state, but in final stage its here..........meerut also lies in NCR. but they did not included it, ok.......overall its a backward city.....its luck.......

by naveenchaudhary, itinfo.in, on Jul 12, 2007 07:47 PM, Report abuse Reply

sorry, i must have said that meerut is backward city with a few advanced people.......

by naveenchaudhary, itinfo.in, on Jul 12, 2007 07:49 PM, Report abuse

Meerut is not in NCR. NCR stands for National Capital Region. Delhi NCR region contains Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad besides Delhi but not Meerut.

by MSS, Delhi, on Jul 13, 2007 05:33 PM, Report abuse

is it good cell?????

by kuldeep maloo, jaipur, on Jul 13, 2007 01:39 PM, Report abuse Reply

So.. v've finally got it in India!!

by Gdn | TD, Chennai, on Jul 12, 2007 04:54 PM, Report abuse Reply