Legislations to Drive Market for Telematics Systems in Europe and Russia, Says Frost & Sullivan

Legislations to Drive Market for Telematics Systems in Europe and Russia, Says Frost & Sullivan PR Newswire LONDON, Dec. 5, 2012 - eCall mandate in Europe and ERA-GLONASS in Russia are set to make Europe one of the biggest markets for telematics systems LONDON, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The European automotive navigation market will witness a shift towards integration and a continual trend towards low-cost connected navigation, which will become a commodity. With Smartphone replication technologies, Smartphone-based navigation inside cars will dominate the market, serving all car segments. The eCall in Europe and ERA-GLONASS in Russia, which mandate automated emergency response systems in vehicles, will lead to Europe becoming one of the biggest markets for telematics systems and will offer Tier 1 suppliers and service providers the opportunity to expand their presence. An analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.automotive.frost.com), Key Trends and Forecasts for Automotive Navigation and Telematics Services Market in Western and Eastern Europe and Russia, finds the market size in Europe for navigation systems – OE embedded, aftermarket embedded and portable navigation devices (PND) – will be 19.3 million units by 2016. Smartphone navigation subscribers will stand at 413.2 million and new telematics service subscribers will touch 5.2 million by 2016. For Russia, the market size for navigation systems is estimated to be 2.