KDDI reports one million GPS users

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KDDI au announced that its paying user base of mobile GPS services had reached one million. KDDI started offering GPS-enabled cellphones in 2003 when it introduced a navigation service oriented on pedestrians. The service was able to pinpoint user’s current location and navigate him to the desired destination point by providing voice and on-screen instructions real time. In 2005, KDDI added another navigation service, targeting car-drivers with the ability to announce crossroads and re-calculate the route. Both services were developed by the company called Navi Time Japan.