To some, it might seem like an unlikely pairing: wireless handset chipsets and mobile application development tools. To Qualcomm, however, it is a match that makes sense and is starting to have an impact on the wireless data industry. Qualcomm is best known for its CDMA chipsets that are found in popular cell phones from manufacturers such as Kyocera and Nokia. Lately, though, the company has been promoting BREW, or, Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, an application development environment designed to make it easier for third parties to build wireless data applications.
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Qualcomm Brews Up an Intriguing Software System
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski July 6, 2006 05:00 AMTo some, it might seem like an unlikely pairing: wireless handset chipsets and mobile application development tools. To Qualcomm, however, it is a match that makes sense and is starting to have an impact on the wireless data industry. Qualcomm is best known for its CDMA chipsets that are found in popular cell phones from manufacturers such as Kyocera and Nokia. Lately, though, the company has been promoting BREW, or, Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, an application development environment designed to make it easier for third parties to build wireless data applications.