Nokia launches new GPS enabled handset

NEW DELHI: World's largest mobile phone maker Nokia on Thursday introduced a new handset enabled with GPS and navigation functionality to cash-in on the 30-billion dollar Global Positioning System (GPS) market.
   
The new handset 'Nokia 6110 Navigator' has been priced at Rs 20,869 and would be available in the Indian market by the end of this year, a company statement said.

Apart from the new phone launched today, Nokia also has other GPS-enabled phones such as Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N82 and Nokia E90.
   
Nokia 6110 comes with pre-installed maps of eight cities including Delhi & NCR, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The users would also be able to download maps of over 150 countries on their phone.
   
The features of new handset include integrated maps, routing and navigation available with the click of one-touch navigator key.

The global shipment of mobile handsets equipped with GPS is expected to more than quadruple by 2011 from 2006.
  
"Maps and navigation will become a standard feature in a number of Nokia mobile devices. The navigation industry is converging towards internet-driven experiences and navigation is one of key drivers in Nokia's vision of combining internet and mobility," Nokia India Director Marketing Devinder Kishore said.