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Telenav Press Release:

Sunnyvale, Calif. – December 7, 2007—With increased road congestion and the fast pace of today’s American lifestyle, arriving late is a growing problem that could be alleviated with the use of GPS navigation services, concludes TeleNav following a recent online consumer poll.

The nearly 430 poll respondents cited the following reasons most often when arriving late to their destination:

• Traffic (74%)
• Poor directions (8%)
• Road construction (8%)
• Unable to find a parking structure (6%)
• Needed gas (4%)

In addition, CareerBuilder.com recently disclosed that 16% of workers arrive late to work at least once a week, and 31% attributed their delayed arrivals to traffic.

Further results from TeleNav’s survey reveal that 35% of respondents would like to receive a GPS navigation service on their cell phone as a gift this holiday season. The Consumer Electronics Association also identified that 33% of future GPS buyers are interested in owning a cell phone that has GPS / navigation capabilities.

“With today’s advanced cell phone technology, arriving late should become less and less of an issue,” said HP Jin, TeleNav president, CEO and co-founder. “Services like GPS navigation can help in every day situations and reduce stress for people on-the-go.”

GPS applications on cell phones have the advantage of a wireless network connection that provides access to real-time information, including traffic alerts and rerouting, as well as up-to-date maps and directions. Mobile location-based services can also quickly access databases that provide listings for important places like gas stations and parking structures.

TeleNav offers TeleNav GPS Navigator™, a cell phone navigation service that provides voice and on-screen turn-by-turn directions. The most recent version includes new social-networking features such as location sharing as well as provides traffic alerts with one-click rerouting. To learn more about TeleNav GPS Navigator, as well as sign up for a free 30-day trial, please visit www.telenav.com.

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About TeleNav

Telenav's mission is to help make people's lives easier, less stressful, more fun, and more productive while they are on the go. Our personalized navigation services help people make faster and smarter daily decisions about where to go, when to leave, how to get there, and what to do when they arrive. More than 30 million people worldwide already connect with our services from mobile phones, tablets, computers, cars, and developer applications.

We aim to be everywhere people need us. Our partners are wireless carriers, automobile manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), app developers, advertisers and agencies, as well as enterprises large and small. Our partners include AT&T, Bell Mobility, Boost Mobile, China Mobile, Ford, NII Holdings, QNX Software Systems, Rogers, Sony, Sprint Nextel, Telcel, T-Mobile UK, T-Mobile US, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless and Vivo Brazil. You can also find us in mobile app stores and on the web at www.telenav.com and www.scout.me.

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