re: KDDI "au" GPS location information service
>> Toshiba to Provide GPS Location to KDDI au
Timo Poropudas
Nordic Wireless Watch
August 22, 2002
Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba Location Information Co., Ltd. (TLI) will begin offering a location information service for KDDI Corp.'s "au" mobile phone service with global positioning service (GPS) capabilities in October.
Already, the two companies are providing a service package of the location information service for PHS phones of KDDI Group's DDI Pocket Inc.
With the service the corporate users can obtain location data via the Internet and locate salespeople on the map while smaller companies can get an e-daily reporting service for the location and current status of their workers such as "on the road" and "at a meeting." For individual and family users there is an e-Location service to locate a holder of a GPS mobile phone using a browser of a personal computer or an Internet mobile phone.
The new service for "au" GPS mobile phones will enlarge the service area for corporations that deploy their salespeople nationwide.
The monthly subscription rate for a mobile phone terminal will be USD 4.2 for the location information service, USD 9.3 for the e-daily reporting service and USD 2.5 for the e-Location service. <<
>> KDDI to Launch GPS Based Company Management Service
Timo Poropudas
Nordic Wireless Watch
July 23, 2002
KDDI Corp. will launch a new location information management service for corporate use in the beginning of October. The new service, GPS MAP, will provide corporate customers with a way to improve transport management, sales and marketing activities and the dispatch of maintenance personnel.
GPS MAP in based on KDDI's location based services for consumers using the same GPS satellite systems and wireless routing stations as well as CDMA2000 1x GPS KEITAI handsets.
According to KDDI news the new system incorporates center push functions, which allow centers (PCs) to make location requests to GPS KEITAIs. As such, users can obtain real-time information on the location of personnel without having to wait for them to report. In addition to this, GPS MAP also allows users to send messages directly to mobile phones, making for efficient communication even when dispatched personnel are in transit or conducting discussions with customers.
Dispatch personnel can select one of a number of settings on their mobile phones to make their status clear to centers, such as 'in transit,' 'in discussion with customer,' 'taking refreshment,' 'resting,' and 'in consultation.' The maps displayed on GPS KEITAIs are available in six different scales and PCs incorporated into GPS MAP systems are available in four different scales. This allows both large-scale transport management and accurate personnel dispatch in the heart of built-up areas.
GPS MAP displays the movement histories of commercial vehicles, such as those involved in route sales, on maps displayed at centers. This system stands to improve vehicle operational management.
GPS MAP mobile phones are also equipped with privacy functions that prevent location searches. This allows personnel to maintain privacy while not working.
Service fees will be about EUR 8,5 per unit per month for PCs and EUR 17 per unit per month for mobile phones. Line usage and packet fees will be charged separately. <<
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