Airbiquity expands into China

18 Dec 2008

Airbiquity expands to China and the APAC region, recently established a satellite office in Chengdu.

The company plans to offer its full suite of telematics and connectivity solutions and full support to the Chinese telematics market.

According to Thilo Koslowski, vice president, automotive & vehicle ICT at Gartner, the market opportunity for vehicle-centric information and communication technology (Vehicle ICT) offerings is growing rapidly in the Chinese market and the mobile phone pentetration would reach nearly 50% by 2010. "Furthermore we anticipate that by 2012 about 10% of all vehicles sold in China will be Vehicle ICT-enabled. This will provide the technology foundation to support innovative location, navigation and mapping services in the region", he added.

According to Phil Magney, vice president & principal analyst of iSuppli Automotive Practice, China's growing automotive market is driving the need for traditional telematics services, and several OEMs have announced plans to roll out their programs. "These developments are creating favourable market conditions for a successful nationwide telematics service in China."