Most Mobile Phones to have GPS by 2011 says SiRF | GPS Lodge.com
The CEO of SiRF is indicating that most mobile phones will have a GPS chip in them, greatly expanding the category above and beyond the GPS unit market of today. "In the next 5 years it will become a required element for most phones, except for the very, very low end, which are for voice-only usage," said Kanwar Chadha founder of SiRF Technology. Many handsets in the United States and in several Asian markets are being fitted with GPS locators because regulators demand that they are able to locate persons in need.

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In addition to growing demand from the cellphone industry, GPS chips will also be used more in cars and even in consumer electronics.

"The overall market potential is very high," Chadha told Reuters at the world's largest mobile telecommunications fair 3GSM in Barcelona.

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