Airbiquity Announces Connected Services Platform for Personal Navigation Devices.Platform for Connected Services Helps Create Mass-Market Appeal SEATTLE -- Airbiquity (www.airbiquity.com), a leader in wireless communication solutions, today announced its new connected services platform for Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs), designed to make it easier and more cost effective for PND (Personal Navigation Device) A portable GPS-based navigation system that can be used when walking, hiking or in any vehicle. See GPS. manufacturers to create and deliver innovative end-to-end connected services to their customers. Airbiquity's aqLink(TM) data-over-voice in-band modem is a software-only solution that, when combined with the company's VIAaq(TM) managed data service, gives PND manufacturers the ability to seamlessly enable connectivity on their devices without additional hardware or a secondary data subscription plan. When connected to a user's Bluetooth-enabled phone, an aqLink-enabled PND becomes a real-time, two-way connected device, by sending encrypted information over the voice channel of any cellular network, thus eliminating the high cost of wireless connectivity or monthly subscription plans. Airbiquity's aqLink is the only service solution that offers both data and voice integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. , allowing users to speak to live operators through their device and receive content in the same call. When used in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with Airbiquity's VIAaq managed data service, aqLink gives users the ability to access a number of voice and data services, including live operator concierge services, real-time traffic, local fuel prices, local weather information, local search of POIs and business listings, send-to-car applications and security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the like SOS SOS, code letters of the international distress signal. The signal is expressed in International Morse code as … — — — … (three dots, three dashes, three dots). emergency service, roadside assistance and live car diagnostics. "Connected navigation offerings will provide new innovation and business opportunities for PND manufacturers and counter market commoditization Commoditization 1. A situation when illiquid financial contracts are changed or modified in a way that promotes trading and results in a more liquid market. 2. Making a product into a commodity. Notes: 1. trends," said Thilo Koslowski, vice president and automotive practice leader at Gartner Inc. "The key to successful connectivity solutions lies in minimizing additional hardware and subscription costs to ensure high market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" . Leveraging a consumer's cellular voice plan to deliver connected services and content eliminates potential pricing barriers and accelerates market adoption." "Connected PND solutions are the next evolution of location-based content for the industry. Airbiquity is providing a solution that removes many of the barriers that our research has shown to have slowed mass-market adoption of connected services on PNDs to date, such as high hardware and service costs for wireless connectivity and monthly subscription plans," said David Jumpa, Airbiquity's senior vice president of global business development. "Airbiquity's new connected services platform now enables PND manufacturers to deliver a rich and easy-to-use navigation experience without the traditional cost barriers." The Airbiquity managed data services platform is designed for flexibility. For instance, the open model allows a PND manufacturer to pick and choose the specific content and providers they want to use in their connected offerings. "Airbiquity's experience and track record on the automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and side should be attractive to PND makers who want to offer end-to-end connected services," said Phil Magney, VP of automotive business practice at TRG TRG Training Group TRG The Resource Group TRG Technical Resource Group TRG Technical Review Group TRG Technology Research Group TRG Tory Reform Group TRG Tactical Reconnaissance Group TRG Training received (on overtime forms) (now part of iSuppli). "Airbiquity can enable connected solutions for PNDs over cellular networks without requiring a data plan. This translates into lower costs for anyone looking to deploy telematics or LBS (Location-Based Services) See mobile positioning. services." About Airbiquity Airbiquity provides wireless communications solutions that enable product suppliers and service providers in the telematics, portable navigation device (PND) and machine-to-machine (M2M M2M Machine-to-Machine (communication, mainly mobile) M2M Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) M2M Mobile to Mobile (cellular phone) M2M Member-to-Member M2M Month to Month ) industries to deliver wireless data reliably and ubiquitously. Used by some of the largest automotive manufacturers in their telematics service offerings, Airbiquity's patented aqLink technology provides data communications over digital wireless voice networks. VIAaq, Airbiquity's turnkey managed data service, provides seamless connectivity between service providers and a vehicle or PND device for a relatively low cost of entry. To learn more about Airbiquity, please visit their web site at http://www.airbiquity.com/. Airbiquity, aqLink and VIAaq are trademarks of Airbiquity Inc. |
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