Growing GPS Hardware Demand Drives Intense Competition

6:30 am on May 4, 2007 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology

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Demand for Global Positioning Systems has increased sharply over the past couple of year, as has the number of companies making the portable navigation machines, according to a retail study by NPD Group.

Traditional GPS vendors, such as Garmin and Magellan, have been joined by consumer electronics makers like Sony, JVC, and LG Electronics; PC manufactures like Hewlett-Packard; and mobile audio brands such as Alpine and Pioneer.

All these companies and more have been taking advantage of unprecedented growth in the portable navigation sector, which drove nearly $500 million in sales in 2006, and saw unit shipments grow by 255% over the year before.

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    1. I would like to know, what is the unique site viewers per month for teleclick.ca? My client had a mention (NPD Group) on your website this past month and I would like to update our media coverage report.

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      Elena Beveridge
      APEX Public Relations Inc.
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      Comment by Elena Beveridge — June 1, 2007 #

    2. The site usually gets between 1000 and 1500 unique visitors per weekday, and about half that on weekends.

      The last few months have averaged around 30,000 as a whole.

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      Comment by Jeremy — June 1, 2007 #

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