TomTom has partnered with HTC to power a navigation app coming preloaded with a range of the manufacturers handsets in India. The move – TomToms first licensing expansion into the country – will see TomTom providing its map data, points of interest, and turn-by-turn directions for the HTC Locations app.
“India is not only a key market for HTC, but also one of the largest countries, with the second largest population in the world,” says Faisal Siddiqui, country manager, HTC India. “We believe TomTom is the ideal partner to provide the most current map data that will enable Indian consumers to use their HTC smartphones to navigate accurately and effortlessly.”
A Q3, 2011 study from ABI Research forecast that more than 5.2m smartphones will ship to India in 2012 – a number projected to more than triple by 2015. 
