DUBLIN — (BUSINESS WIRE) — November 24, 2010 — Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ae8645/lbs_research_serie) has announced the addition of Berg Insight AB's new report " LBS Research Series 2010" to their offering.

A complete set of five unique reports - offering in-depth analysis and unique insights into the mobile LBS market. This package comprise the following titles in Berg Insight's LBS Research Series: Mobile Location-Based Services, GPS and Mobile Handsets, LBS Platforms and Technologies, Personal Navigation Devices and Mobile Navigation Services.

Mobile Location-Based Services

Mobile Location-Based Services is the fifth consecutive report from Berg Insight analysing the latest developments on the European LBS market.

This report in the LBS Research Series from Berg Insight provides you with 140 pages of unique business intelligence including 5-year industry forecasts and expert commentary on which to base your business decisions.

This report will allow you to:

• Learn about the LBS strategies of major telecom operators in Europe.
• Profit from 30 new executive interviews with market leading companies.
• Identify key players on the European mobile LBS market.
• Understand the opportunities and challenges for locationbased advertising.
• Benefit from valuable insights about the most successful LBS propositions on the market.
• Comprehend how location technologies affect the user experience of LBS.
• Predict future business opportunities for mobile industry players in LBS.

This report answers the following questions:

• What is the current status of the European mobile LBS market?
• How will free navigation services affect the market dynamics?
• What are the mobile strategies of search engines and directory publishers?
• How is location technology used by mobile social networks and communities?
• How is GPS-technology altering the conditions for tracking services in Europe?
• Which operators have introduced location-based billing services?
• How is location being used to add value in mobile advertising?

Who should buy this report? Mobile Location-Based Services is the foremost source of information about the European Mobile LBS market. Whether you are a vendor, telecom operator, investor, consultant or government agency, you will gain valuable insights from our in-depth research.

Personal Navigation Devices

Personal Navigation Devices is the fourth consecutive report from Berg Insight analysing the latest developments on the global market for PND turn-by-turn navigation.

This report in the LBS Research Series from Berg Insight provides you with 120 pages of unique business intelligence, including 5-year industry forecasts and expert commentary on which to base your business decisions.

This report will allow you to:

• Profit from 30 new executive interviews with market leading companies.
• Understand the dynamics of the navigation market in
• Europe, North America and ROW.
• Learn about the latest propositions from leading device vendors, software developers and service providers.
• Identify new business opportunities in connected services and real-time traffic information.
• Anticipate future drivers for increasing penetration and replacement sales.
• Realize the true commercial potential of online navigation solutions.
• Benefit from expert market analysis including detailed regional forecasts.

The report answers the following questions:

• What are the latest trends on the PND markets worldwide?
• How will personal navigation devices and services evolve in the future?
• How can PND vendors drive sales of replacement devices in maturing markets?
• How will the conventional PNDs stand up to the competition from in-dash systems and smartphones?
• How are device manufacturers such as Garmin, Navigon and TomTom positioning themselves?
• What will be the winning formula for connected PNDs and associated services?
• Which navigation related value-added services appeal to consumers?

Who should buy this report?

Personal Navigation Devices is the foremost source of information about the emerging personal navigation market focusing on the PND market segment. Whether you are a vendor, telecom operator, investor, consultant, application developer or government agency, you will gain valuable insights from our in-depth research.

Mobile Navigation Services

Mobile Navigation Services is the fourth consecutive report from Berg Insight analysing the latest developments on the global mobile turn-by-turn navigation market.

This report in the LBS Research Series provides you with 130 pages of unique business intelligence including 5-year industry forecasts and expert commentary on which to base your business decisions.

This report will allow you to:

• Evaluate the impact of free navigation applications.
• Understand the opportunities and challenges for mobile navigation services worldwide.
• Gain access to the latest data and statistics about the mobile navigation market.
• Identify key players on the mobile turn-by-turn navigation market.
• Learn about the latest mobile navigation propositions from application developers and service providers.
• Comprehend how navigation applications can integrate with other location-based services to improve the user experience.
• Predict future business opportunities for mobile navigation services.

This report answers the following questions

• What impact has free navigation services had on the market?
• How are business models for mobile navigation evolving?
• How are device manufacturers such as Nokia, Garmin and
• TomTom positioning themselves on the growing mobile navigation market?
• Will turn-by-turn navigation services for mobile phones replace portable navigation devices?
• Which are the leading developers of turn-by-turn navigation applications for mobile phones?
• Which mobile operators have introduced mobile turn-by turn navigation services?
• How will mobile navigation services evolve in the future?

Who should buy this report? Mobile Navigation Services is the foremost source of information about the emerging personal navigation market focusing on mobile phone navigation. Whether you are a vendor, telecom operator, investor, consultant, application developer or government agency, you will gain valuable insights from our in-depth research.