As part of Telmap’s strategy to enable a unified location-enabled experience on all major operating systems that can work in a cross-platform manner, the Windows Phone 7 edition follows successful launches on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, Java, BREW, and of course the existing Windows Mobile platform, and will help users take advantage of the Windows Phone 7’s new user interface and capabilities.
The first launch of the special edition of Telmap5 Mobile Location Companion for Windows Phone 7 will be by SingTel in Singapore who will be showcasing their Telmap-based SingTel Xplorer application on the new Windows Phone 7. The application will provide users with real-time local service including:
- in-car turn-by-turn navigation with 3D moving maps, voice and text instructions announcing street names and Points of Interest such as gas stations and parking lots along the way, a dedicated pedestrian navigation, local search and content enhanced specifically for the Windows Phone 7
- Full Singapore and Malaysia maps
- Real-time traffic information
- Cell-ID function that enables you to check your location and plan a route even when indoors
Telmap is working with all of its customers to bring the Telmap5 Mobile Location Companion for Windows Phone 7 to their subscribers and more operators are expected to launch in the near future.