Within the broad category of Connected Navigation are devices ABI Research has termed RTTW (Real-Time Two-Way ) Connected Navigation. Unlike other forms of connected navigation, which can include wired connections and one-way data receivers, Real-Time Two-Way connectivity opens a new dimension of service possibilities for navigation devices. Even more than other forms of navigation, RTTW Connected Navigation is expected to show tremendous growth in the next five years, according to the research firm. Handset-based navigation, where the navigation processing is conducted off-board (not on the handset) is one form of RTTW connected navigation, and it will experience explosive growth.
Off-board navigation will go from under half a million users worldwide at the end of 2006 to more than 70 million at the end of 2012, according to the company’s forecasts. More than 62 percent of all navigation devices will feature RTTW connectivity by 2012, with nearly 170 million units shipping worldwide. One driver of this market is the falling cost of GPS chipsets and their increasing use in mobile handsets, which will be examined in an upcoming ABI Research study, “GPS-Enabled Mobile Devices.” This new research brief is entitled “Connected Navigation Devices” and is part of the company’s Automative Infotainment Reserach Service—Oyster Bay, New York
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