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KDDI Introduces GPS MAP, a Location Service For Mobile Phones
URL(s): http://www.kddi.com/english/index.html
Tokyo, Japan, July. 22, 2002 - KDDI Corp. is to begin GPS
MAP, a new location information management service that takes advantage of
the highly accurate location measuring capabilities of KDDI's
third-generation CDMA2000 1x GPS KEITAI to provide corporate customers
with a way to improve transport management, sales and marketing activities
and the dispatch of maintenance personnel.
KDDI is a leading company in developing 'Mobile & IP' solutions, which
increase value to customers by bringing together mobile phone technology
and the Internet. KDDI previously released its proprietary GPS KEITAI,
which uses Global Positioning System satellites and wireless routing
stations to provide users with location information accurate to within a
few meters.
Well suited to consumers, GPS KEITAI also acts as a core component of
solutions for corporate clients. Based on many of the features
incorporated in GPS KEITAI, GPS MAP allows users to see in real time the
location of all personnel or vehicles with compatible handsets. It has
many potential applications in areas as diverse as goods delivery and
collection, sales, maintenance, nursing, healthcare, security and event
management.
Aimed at corporate customers, GPS MAP is simple to operate and has low
rollout and running costs, making for excellent cost performance. Users
can also choose to display movement histories and information about the
state of work in progress. The system supports the sending of messages
from the monitoring PC to individual mobile phones, which allows
dispatched personnel to make speedy responses to instructions issued by
supervisors, improving operational efficiency.
GPS MAP is the first wide use system of its kind to be released by the
mobile phone industry. Details of the system are provided below.
1.Outline
The GPS MAP location information management service is designed to enable
businesses to use very accurate location information to track the movement
of sales personnel and other staff as a relatively simple way to boost
operational efficiency.
As a wide use ASP system, GPS MAP does not require companies to make major
investments or buy special equipment. Users can use GPS MAP systems with a
commercially available GPS KEITAI* and a PC with an Internet connection.
This simplicity results in extremely low introductory costs. KDDI takes
responsibility for the operation of the necessary software applications
itself, reducing post-implementation system management.
* CDMA2000 1x-compatible au mobile phones designated by KDDI. (Currently
under preparation)
2.Main Characteristics
- 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.
3.Service Start Date
October 1, 2002 (planned)
4.Service Fees
Service fees are due to be 1,000 yen per unit per month for PCs and 2,000
yen per unit per month for mobile phones. Line usage and packet fees will
be charged separately.
About KDDI CORPORATION
KDDI CORPORATION was established in 1984 and is currently the second
largest telecommunications company in Japan, providing a comprehensive
range of voice, data, IP and mobile services to both business customers
and consumers. After merging with KDD and IDO in October, 2000, KDDI
serves over 15 million long-distance subscribers, 1.4 million internet
subscribers, 13 million mobile subscribers, and 3.3 million PHS
subscribers. KDDI has 34,000 km of highly reliable domestic network
infrastructure, in addition to optical submarine cable systems such as
TPC-5, Japan-US CN and China-US CN. KDDI also works to develop advanced
technology in the areas of radio & mobile, lightwave, multimedia, and
Internet communications. The KDDI Group consists of approx 100 companies
covering a wide variety of telecommunications-related businesses such as
engineering, facility hosting, submarine cable construction, and R&D.
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