Telefónica O2 Germany is offering its customers a complete search, mapping and navigation system with Telmap Navigation.
Telmap Navigation uses spoken and graphical navigation instructions to guide the user to the desired destination in a precise and step-by-step manner. The solution is also said to be ideal for pedestrians.
O2 is offering the service to its customers for free, regardless of whether it is a prepaid or fixed-term agreement. The only fees are for the mobile data transfer and so O2 is recommending the mobile surf flat rate for customers who do not already have a data plan.
Telmap Navigator is preinstalled on many new GPS-enabled mobile phones. Customers who are already using GPS-enabled mobile phones can download the new free solution directly to their phones. Telmap Navigator is already available on numerous devices, for example for the Motorola Milestone, HTC Touch HD2, Samsung Galaxy and Sony Ericsson W995. A version for Palm WebOS is planned for the summer of 2010.