14 DAY TRIAL // One of the leading carriers in Russia and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), has just announced the availability of MTS Navigator. The location-based application is developed by Telmap, a well-known provider of GPS-based software and related technologies.
According to the developer, among the standard features offered by a location-based application, MTS Navigator features highly advanced personal search and mapping.
Oren Nissim, Telmap CEO, said, “Telmap is confident that MTS Navigator will provide MTS subscribers unique, customized and localized location-enabled experience, and we will continue working with MTS on adding local content and information to the service, striving for an optimal user experience.”
In addition, the application features full Russian language support, as well as in-car navigation with 3D moving maps, voice guidance directions that announce street names and a dedicated walk mode.
Furthermore, MTS Navigator provides users access to thousands of points of interest across Russia, such as restaurants, bars, hotels and more.
Mikhail Gerchuk, MTS vice president and chief marketing officer, highlighted, “We are excited to offer our subscribers free search, mapping and navigation services which we believe will offer true added value to our subscribers everyday lives.”
Currently, Telmap and MTS haven’t provided any information regarding the compatible phones, instead both companies stated that “the MTS Navigator service is supported by many GPS-enabled devices, and will soon be available on the full range of such devices.”
However, for the moment the service is available for MTS subscribers on the MTS 840 device. Also, the carrier mentioned the MTS Navigator service will be free to all MTS customers for the first year.
As a side note, Telmap has been selected as a mobile location-based solution by important carriers such as: Orange FT Group, Vodafone, Vodacom, SFR, O2, Telefonica, SingTel, OPTUS, Cellcom, Pelephone and more.