In 1996, the US Federal Communications Commission announced that mobile phone systems would have to include positioning functionality by 2005, forcing mobile phone vendors to develop technologies needed to integrate GPS features into mobile phones. It is projected that GPS-equipped mobile phones will grow rapidly in popularity over the next several years.
1996 年美國聯邦通訊委員會要求最晚在 2005 年前，新手機必須具備定位功能，促使手機業者開發相關技術，將 GPS 功能與手機結合，預計未來幾年全球內建定位功能的手機將大幅成長。