Airbiquity´s VIAaq Technology Used by Ford SYNC
Airbiquity Inc. today announced a contract with Ford Motor Company
to provide its VIAaq Software as a Service offering to the automaker´s
SYNC in-vehicle communications system.
Ford SYNC - developed with Microsoft - connects people and their
portable devices in the vehicle, including media players and
Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. The technology is available today on
12 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles and is on track to reach 1
million sales in early 2009. Later this year, SYNC will be offered
exclusively on nearly every new Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicle.
Ford selected Airbiquity´s aqLink product and VIAaq service
because of Airbiquity´s proven reliability in the global telematics
market. "Our partnership with Ford represents a key milestone for
Airbiquity´s VIAaq communication service," says Kamyar Moinzadeh,
president and CEO for Airbiquity. "Ford´s use of our software with
SYNC further demonstrates our ability to provide reliable, practical
communications solutions that address needs of today´s drivers and
provide the infrastructure necessary to respond to technology needs in
the future."
Using Airbiquity´s patented aqLink wireless data communications
technology, VIAaq provides an end-to-end communication system for the
automotive and portable navigation device (PND) industries. The
technology allows for seamless data transfer, including vehicle
diagnostics, between telematics service providers and the vehicle
using cellular voice networks and Bluetooth connections to the
driver´s own cell phone rather than relying on conventional data
channels. This approach to data transfer translates into broader
coverage areas and a reduced overall cost of entry for automakers and
PND suppliers that offer products enabled with Bluetooth technology.
VIAaq also provides access to a variety of telematics service
providers and hosts support for those services. In this way, VIAaq
eliminates operations and maintenance expenses associated with hosting
or managing an independent data center, lowering the overall cost of
entry into the telematics arena. VIAaq´s adaptive service also
provides a flexible architecture to allow for expanded service
offerings as mobile technologies grow and change over time.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200
markets across six continents. With about 260,000 employees and about
100 plants worldwide, the company´s core and affiliated automotive
brands include Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and
Mazda. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor
Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford´s products, please
visit www.fordvehicles.com.
About Airbiquity Inc.
Airbiquity provides wireless data communications solutions that
enable product suppliers and service providers in the M2M and
telematics industries to deliver reliable and ubiquitous wireless data
services. Used by some of the largest automotive manufacturers
globally in their telematics service offerings, Airbiquity´s patented
aqLink technology provides data communications over digital wireless
voice networks. VIAaq, Airbiquity´s turnkey managed Telematics data
service, provides seamless connectivity between telematics service
providers and a vehicle or PND device for a relatively low cost of
entry. To learn more about Airbiquity, please visit their web site
www.airbiquity.com.
Airbiquity, aqLink and VIAaq are trademarks of Airbiquity Inc.
SYNC is a trademark of the Ford Motor Company.