ASIA
: QUALCOMM Incorporated announced that a number of compelling BREW-based
wireless applications currently available via operators with CDMA2000(R)
1X services, can now be downloaded live and run on the BenQ S80 WCDMA
(UMTS)/GSM/GPRS dual mode handset. The applications are being downloaded
live over a WCDMA network, and shown on this BREW-enabled WCDMA device
to operators throughout the Asia-Pacific region, at 3G World Congress,
November 15-19 in Hong Kong.
This
functionality validates the BREW solution's flexibility and value
for the entire mobile marketplace value chain, including publishers
and developers, handset manufacturers and operators in the emerging
WCDMA market. The compelling selection of applications are running
on handsets built upon QUALCOMM's MSM6250(TM) Mobile Station Modem(TM)
(MSM(TM)) chipset providing developers with a feature-rich, multimedia
environment for their innovative content.
"The
availability of these applications on WCDMA handsets demonstrates
the ability for developers to more easily port their content across
multiple air interface technologies using the BREW platform and enables
operators to customize and offer an entertaining and useful wireless
data experience that meets the needs of their users no matter what
network technology they have deployed," said Bob Briggs, vice
president of global business relations and operations for QUALCOMM
Internet Services. "The demand for advanced and feature-rich
applications and services is growing in the WCDMA market, and BREW
for WCDMA signals great new market opportunities awaiting the developer
community."
"The
new BREW-based MobiTV service was designed specifically to highlight
the capabilities of WCDMA networks by delivering up to 30 frames per
second of live television," said Dr. Phillip Alvelda, CEO and
Chairman, Idetic, Inc. "The WCDMA market is an increasingly important
market for the very latest wireless technologies and services, and
we look forward to helping WCDMA operators use their existing network
infrastructure to deliver live TV to users anywhere, anytime."