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Article: Strategy Analytics: Despite EU Push, eCall Makes Little Progress.
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- Journal of Technology
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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The implementation of the eCall mandate, while underpinned by good intentions, is fundamentally flawed, according to the Strategy Analytics Wireless Enterprise Strategies report, "eCall Gets the Green Light: But It's Bad News for Wireless Carriers and Automakers." Neither vehicle makers nor wireless carriers will benefit from eCall. If car makers fail to make the required application available on a voluntary basis by 2012, the EU will mandate the availability of the eCall system as early as January 1, 2014. Moreover, the use of the voice channel, while meeting primary needs, will limit the ability of suppliers to add services at low cost. The problem is that the eCall ...