Telmap Navigator for Android released

Telmap has announced the availability of a special edition of Telmap Navigator for Android, allowing Telmap’s award-winning location-based services solution to be accessed on the “fastest growing smart-phone operating system in 2009”, according to Current Analysis.

As part of Telmap’s strategy to optimise its solution on the major operating systems, the Android edition follows successful launches on iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian, BREW, and Windows Mobile and will help users take advantage of Android’s popular user interface and capabilities.

Telmap Navigator for Android enables users to be set-up and navigating within seconds. It provides users with real-time, relevant and localized service and some of its key features include:
+ ONE winning application: All-in-one solution including in-car navigation, dedicated pedestrian navigation, local search and content with an easy Tap ‘n’ Go experience
+ Real-time turn-by-turn navigation with 3D moving maps, voice and text instructions announcing street names, real-time traffic information and Points of Interests such as gas stations and parking lots along the way
+ Full route corridor download that’s conducted at the beginning of the navigation session, enabling quick and seamless re-routing when necessary with no need to re-connect to the server.

Telmap is working with all of its customers to bring the Telmap Navigator Android edition to their subscribers. Telmap Navigator for Android is available at leading Tier 1 operators, including Orange, where the service is bundled free of charge, as part of five top tariff plans. More operators are expected to launch in the near future.