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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedLocation services are essential piece of market, but may not be coveted killer app.
RCR Wireless News, February, 2001 by Dano, Mike
As carriers and companies worldwide rush to offer all kinds of location-based services, one consulting firm is warning that location-based services may not live up to the wireless industry's expectations. Telecommunications and new media advisor firm Analysys released a report cautioning that location-based services may not be the industry's "killer app," but rather just another part of burgeoning market.
"While location services will be an essential part of future mobile packages, they are not killer applications," said Julie Robson, the report's lead author. Location companies beg to differ. Just last week, two location-service companies announced sales. WebTech Wireless Inc., a global vehicle tracking and location services provider,...
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