Reliance Mobile launches BigMaps on GSM network

Reliance Mobile has launched BigMaps service on its GSM network. The BigMaps service allows search across business, directions, events, and movies by organizing local information on a pan-India basis. At present it's available on SMS, WAP and downloads. Reliance is also planning to launch this service through the Internet in the near future. “Our BigMap service reiterates our focus of driving VAS leadership through innovative offerings. This service will increase the usage of device based search and navigation. Business, event, direction and PointnFind search are for serious users, while Friend Finders adds the fun element”, said Krishna Durbha, head, VAS, Reliance Communications.BigMaps intends to partner content owners and aggregators for local content, and will open up the APIs for application developers to build innovative applications.