QUALCOMM and LG Electronics Partner to Develop Push-to-Chat Handsets

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QUALCOMM Incorporated, a world leader in Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, and LG Electronics, a major global force in Electronics and Information and Communications products, have announced plans to develop new handsets to support QUALCOMM's BREWChat push-to-chat solution. This partnership aims to provide operators with a growing selection of BREWChat-enabled handsets, catering to the increasing demand for urgent communication among consumers and businesses.

Key Takeaways:

  • QUALCOMM and LG Electronics will develop new handsets to support BREWChat, a push-to-chat solution that enables one-to-one and one-to-many communication between subscribers.
  • The partnership aims to provide operators with a growing selection of BREWChat-enabled handsets, targeting the increasing demand for urgent communication.
  • BREWChat was designed to seamlessly upgrade to and interoperate with QChat, QUALCOMM's industry-leading push-to-chat solution.
  • LG Electronics plans to make a variety of push-to-chat enabled handsets available to operators in different regions around the world.
  • QUALCOMM's BREWChat solution uses standard voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) technologies to enable quick push-to-chat functionality on 3G CDMA wireless devices and networks.
  • The BREWChat client software is written as an application for QUALCOMM's BREW solution, offering dynamic, over-the-air upgrades of handset software, management of group membership by subscribers, and ad-hoc creation of chat groups.

Statistics:

  • Over 55,000 employees work in 76 overseas subsidiaries and marketing units for LG Electronics worldwide.
  • QUALCOMM has been a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA digital technology.
  • QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2003 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
  • QUALCOMM Incorporated has a history of innovation in the digital wireless communications industry, with a presence in over 76 overseas subsidiaries and marketing units.

Sources:

  • QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com)
  • LG Electronics (www.lgusa.com)
  • PRNewswire-AsiaNet (Asia PULSE 31-03 1129)
  • FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.