AT&T today announced the availability of AT&T Navigator Global Edition, its GPS-based service.

AT&T Navigator Global Edition can be used in 20 countries on AT&T smartphones featuring built-in GPS capabilities. Its coverage area includes most countries in western Europe, North America and the U.S. Caribbean as well as the six cities in China that will host Beijing Summer Olympics events. The new international navigation service is available in conjunction with the domestic AT&T Navigator solution on the AT&T Tilt, BlackBerry 8800, BlackBerry 8820, BlackBerry Curve 8310, BlackBerry Pearl 8110, BlackJack II and Motorola Q 9h global smartphones.

AT&T Navigator Global Edition provides users with spoken or text-based turn-by-turn directions - in English, German, Italian or Spanish.

It also features a local "business finder" service to find the locations of businesses by category or by specific name. The business finder database contains more than 19 million businesses and services located in the U.S. and abroad, including ATMs, hotels, restaurants, gas stations and airports.

AT&T customers will be able to use AT&T Navigator Global Edition in the six cities hosting Olympics events - Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin and Qinhuangdao.

AT&T Navigator Global Edition, which includes domestic service, is available through for $19.98 per month.

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