July 26, 2018
HERE Continues to Lead as Top Location & Mapping Platform in 2018, Ahead of Google and TomTom
HERE, Google and TomTom continue to lead the location ecosystem effectiveness index, as of H1 2018. The market is evolving rapidly with key firms…
July 4, 2018
Apple’s Audacious Bet to Build its Own Maps. Too Little Too Late?
Since the Apple Maps fiasco at the launch of iOS6 and a public apology by Tim Cook in 2012, which led to exit of Richard Williamson who used to be…
January 27, 2017
CES 2017: The Hottest Trends Analyzed :: Gadgets Getting Intelligent (AI) & Virtual (VR)
The CES trade show provides a perfect launch into the new calendar year. Counterpoint’s analysts were in Las Vegas to meet companies and experience…
September 26, 2016
HERE’s Sensor-Driven Open Location Platform: A Eureka Moment For Auto Industry
As we have highlighted before (here) that the "self-driving "automobile revolution is coming sooner than we think but also questioned (here) if the…
July 27, 2016
HERE WeGo Adds New Dimension To HERE’s Maps Platform To Win In the Urban Mobility Era
Urbanization is one of the world's most significant mega-trends. It sits alongside the trend of increased personal mobility and the related tectonic…
June 2, 2016
In-Car Advertisement: Changing Landscape
The opportunity and the opportunist Ride hailing services like Uber, Lyft and Didi Chuxing are changing the commuting landscape. An average American…
May 2, 2016
Internet Disrupting Mobility Space – Location Ecosystem Perspective
We have created this unique tool a quadrant which maps - Business model vs Opportunities which highlights the blue ocean out there for players in the…
April 11, 2016
Here : Moving into the Top Gear!!
It always fascinates me how quickly the technology industry is evolving as the power and momentum shifts away towards broader, deep-rooted horizontal…
December 10, 2015
Where does HERE go from here?
We have been closely tracking the evolution, growth and opportunities for the location ecosystem; location is one of the most important latent…
August 3, 2015
The Future is HERE & Brighter For The Location Industry
Nokia today announced the sale of its HERE location and mapping business unit to a Consortium formed by German Automaker BMW-Audi-Daimler for EUR 2.8…
March 12, 2015
HERE Launches its Industry Leading Maps & True Offline Navigation Capable App on iOS
HERE launched new navigation and mapping app for iOS today with a nicely done user interface and set of advanced features to compete against the…
September 12, 2014
HERE : Moving Into Top Gear
It always fascinates me how quickly the technology industry is evolving as the power and momentum shifts away towards broader, deep-rooted horizontal…
June 16, 2014
Nokia HERE Acquires Medio : Could Become IBM Of The Mobile Data Analytics World
An eventful couple of months for Nokia's HERE business unit as it blossomed into a more independent unit after the parent Nokia's move to become more…
May 30, 2014
Nokia HERE Acquires Desti : Unlocks The ‘Contextual Search Engine’ Badge
We recently discussed about how companies need to become more horizontal and deepen its understanding about their customers and consumers to excel in…