deCarta announces commercial availability of real-time 2-way CNAV service

21 Oct 2008

DeCarta's real-time, two-way connected navigation (CNAV) service for next-generation PNDs and smartphones, unveiled in March, is now commercially available.

Offered to existing and new-entrant PND suppliers, carriers, handset manufacturers, consumer brands, automotive OEMs and in-vehicle service providers, the first major customer will be Best Buy - according to GPS Business News.

Including customizable navigation software for the PND, hosted servers that manage the delivery of traffic solutions and other relevant content, and the wireless connectivity to connect these two, deCarta's CNAV service provides the core technology to allow customers to quickly bring new products to market.

Furthermore the company's services include application development, design assistance for a custom UI, content provider management and delivery technology, carrier-grade hosting facilities, MVNO wireless services, device-side modem interface software, hardware reference platform, wireless gateway technology, automatic wireless provisioning and activation and new, patented navigation service technologies. Internet search is enabled through deCarta's proxy server.