....i-enquire Enterprise Ireland and the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop applications for the vehicular market across Europe. Operating Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) in S-band opens up important opportunities for location-based and interactive smart phone applications for the motor industry. This project will be a co-operative venture with i-enquire providing the technology with support and cooperation from ESA, Enterprise Ireland and Solaris Mobile. The project partnership will look at the development of applications for route planning and real-time traffic alerts—including weather information, alternative routing options and the ability to filter visible traffic alerts by type or by time of occurrence. These will feature alongside location based services including maps and lists of nearby services (hotels, restaurants, petrol stations and tourist information) with the ability to filter and personalize options as desired.
The project will also service the infotainment arena with real-time replays to sport supporters ‘feeding from the field’ and live news broadcasting from the users region. Vehicle monitoring will also enable the user to calculate their carbon footprint by position and route planning, and allow real-time automotive location services via a device embedded into the vehicle which will enable the exchange of information. The Solaris Mobile team will be located on the Enterprise Ireland stand #IF17, Hall 1 throughout MWC 2012 (February 27th to March 1st) and will be demonstrating the S-band applications on mobile devices.