- Traffic.com
Traffic.com, also known as "Traffic Pulse" and "Mobility Technologies", is a United States nationwide provider of
traffic information via a number of media, including theInternet ,cell phones ,radio ,satellite radio andtelevision . The company is headquartered inWayne, Pennsylvania , just outsidePhiladelphia . Its main competitors in the information service and broadcast industries areWestwood One andClear Channel Communications (the latter of which was a former client of Westwood).On
November 6 , 2006,NAVTEQ announced it had agreed to purchase Traffic.com official closing the deal on Wednesday, March 7, 2007. [http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/008272.php]Nokia acquired Navteq for 8.1 Billion Dollars on July 10, 2008.
XM Satellite Radio andAir America Radio are two main clients of Traffic Pulse, and its media partners includeAccuweather and The Weather Channel. In addition, it has established partnerships with many of the transportation agencies in each state serviced.Impact in Philadelphia
As of
2005 , Traffic Pulse is the lead provider of traffic services to several clients in its "home turf", Philadelphia.Traffic Pulse serves
television stations KYW,WCAU ,WPSG ,WTXF , andWPVI ; andradio stationsWXPN ,WXTU ,WOGL , andWYSP .These were all acquired within 2-3 years' time from Traffic Pulse's main competitor,
Westwood One Metro Networks, which slowly continues to lose clients both inPhiladelphia and across the country to the company.Cities served
As of 2008 , Traffic Pulse serves clients in the followingUnited States metropolitan areas and their respective suburban regions:*
Atlanta, Georgia
*Albany, New York
*Austin, Texas
*Baltimore, Maryland
*Birmingham, Alabama
*Boston, Massachusetts
*Charlotte, North Carolina
*Chicago, Illinois
*Cincinnati, Ohio
*Cleveland, Ohio
*Columbus, Ohio
*Dallas, Texas
*Denver, Colorado
*Detroit, Michigan
*Fort Worth, Texas
*Greensboro, North Carolina
*Hartford, Connecticut
*Houston, Texas
*Indianapolis, Indiana
*Jacksonville, Florida
*Kansas City, Missouri
*Las Vegas, Nevada
*Los Angeles, California
*Louisville, Kentucky
*Miami, Florida
*Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Nashville, Tennessee
*New Orleans, Louisiana
*New York City, New York
*Norfolk, Virginia
*Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Orlando, Florida
*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Phoenix, Arizona
*Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Portland, Oregon
*Providence, Rhode Island
*Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
*Richmond, Virginia
*Sacramento, California
*Salt Lake City, Utah
*San Antonio, Texas
*San Diego, California
*San Francisco, California
*Seattle, Washington
*St. Louis, Missouri
*Tampa, Florida
*Tucson, Arizona
*Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Washington, D.C. External links
* [http://www.traffic.com Traffic Pulse website]
* [http://www.navteq.com Navteq Corporate website]
* [http://www.nokia.com Nokia Corporate website]
* [http://www.airsage.com AirSage Inc.] - provider of real time traffic data toTraffic Pulse based onFloating Cellular Data also known asFloating Car Data .
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