Available in 74 countries and 46 languages, the voice guidance for navigation pedestrian or automobile will now be free as they were already maps and maps of over 180 countries. Satellite navigation for mobile devices, according to research conducted by Canalys, reached 27 million users by the end of 2009, while Nokia points to an exponential growth of these numbers, thanks to over 50 million compatible devices Ovi Maps.
This new strategy has been explained by Anssi Vanjoki, head of Market of the Finnish giant, which has argued that: "This new strategic move by Nokia, wants to leverage the acquisition of NAVTEQ and all services associated with it, for bring a complete system of navigation in the palm of your hand, anywhere in the world you are wherever you need, at no additional cost.
Finally, Nokia aims to sensitize operators also given the ability of the program to access the network to download content in real time, but not all, new opportunities for developers who can develop similar content through the upcoming release of Ovi SDK. Currently Ovi Maps is compatible with a selection of devices, such as XM Nokia 5800, Nokia N97, Nokia E72 and many others (by March 2010 will be preinstalled on all new devices). More information on the official site.
