MOBILE TELECOM: GEOLOCALISATION VIA MOBILE PHONES BY 2008-2010.

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In terms of services, Mr Mouret explains that geolocalisation will make it possible to travel to a point without even knowing the address, provided the individual one wishes to meet has been located, for example by pressing a button on one's mobile phone. It will likewise be possible to use a locating device.

"Nowadays we no longer know the telephone numbers of those we call, tomorrow we will not even know their address but will allow ourselves to be guided by our telephone", he adds. Among other possible applications, Mr Mouret highlights the case of individuals needing to make a rendez-vous without knowing the person they are to meet, parents keen to keep tabs on their children and dog owners able to recover their pet using road directions.

Mr Mouret does nevertheless acknowledge that "many problems have still to be overcome before geolocalisation becomes easily affordable". Mobile telephone batteries, often criticised for their low capacity, are not yet powerful enough to...