WaveMarket
Driving Location-Based Services Market Growth
Never Ask “Where?” Again
What do you do when you’re out and about—not too familiar with the area you’re in—and want to meet friends for a cup of coffee?
If you have a location-based search application by WaveMarket, Inc. on your cell phone, you can simply type in “co” and get a list of nearby coffee shops. You can then plot the shop you want on a map, send a location-aware message to friends, and get turn-by-turn navigation assistance.
“ In the world of mobility, Qualcomm is the only company or venture capitalist I’ve seen that truly has its finger on the pulse of what everyone needs. ”
- Tasso RoumeliotisWaveMarket Founder and CEO
Industry-Leading Solutions
A world leader in mobile LBS (location-based services) solutions, WaveMarket is well-positioned to tap the huge potential of the LBS market and help drive its growth.
Qualcomm identified the many possible benefits of WaveMarket’s solutions and invested in the company in 2005.
WaveMarket’s LBS platform harnesses the power of Qualcomm’s gpsOne® technology for consumer applications.
Most importantly, the company’s LBS solutions help maximize the value-added capabilities of the position-location infrastructure on 3G CDMA networks.
Keeping Kids Safe
Together with the AmberWatch Foundation, WaveMarket and Qualcomm are collaborating on AmberWatch Mobile, an application for keeping kids safe from abduction.
AmberWatch Mobile provides GPS tracking capabilities to AmberWatch Mobile-enabled cell phones and wireless handheld devices. It incorporates WaveMarket’s location-based alerting system so that children needing help can use their cell phones to raise alarm and broadcast their location.
Achieving Success
“We’re very excited about the future,” says Joel Grossman, WaveMarket’s vice president of marketing and product management. “There’s a great cooperation between the hardware and software investments Qualcomm is making in cell phones and the solutions that application partners like WaveMarket provides.”
“Qualcomm is the most prolific wireless investor I have ever worked with,” adds WaveMarket Founder and CEO, Tasso Roumeliotis. “In the world of mobility, Qualcomm is the only company or venture capitalist I’ve seen that truly has its finger on the pulse of what everyone needs. Qualcomm has worked very hard to help WaveMarket be successful and achieve greater presence in the CDMA world.”
To learn more about WaveMarket, visit www.wavemarket.com
