| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 20, 2000 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| BUSINESS WEEK E.BIZ -- UPSTARTS
TrafficStation's Team Strategy TrafficStation wants to deliver personalized, up-to-the-minute traffic
information to drivers anytime, anywhere. But it will need partners to reach
frustrated commuters--and get them to pay for the service. Here's who is on
board:
MARKETS KEY PROVIDERS OUTLOOK
Wireless Service Providers: AT&T Wireless, MetroCall, TrafficStation still
TrafficStation needs and Telus of Canada. lacks deals with
carriers to help market Estimated new customers Verizon Wireless,
its services by giving are 5 million by the Sprint PCS, and
it prime position on end of 2001. Nextel in the U.S.
wireless portals. Their total reach
is 38.4 million
subscribers.
Wireless Content Providers: Vicinity/Map Blast!; TrafficStation needs
Studies show that WeatherNews Interna- more. One survey
traffic news alone won't tional; Phone.com, a shows people will pay
sell. So TrafficStation wireless Web software for six services, in-
is trying to bundle its maker. cluding maps and
gridlock alerts with roadside assistance.
other data that com-
muters might want, such
as maps, weather
reports, and restaurant
guides.
Carmakers: Deals with Discussions under TrafficStation needs
the Big Three and tech way. at least one deal to
outfits making onboard survive.
navigation systems would
drive TrafficStation
directly to dashboards.
Subscribers, industrywide,
are projected to jump to 11
million in 2004 from
820,000 this year.
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![]() EBIZ Contents for issue dated Nov. 20, 2000 RELATED ITEMS Getting You out of Gridlock TABLE: TrafficStation's Team Strategy ONLINE EXTRA: Q&A with Westwood One's Shane Coppola INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||||||
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