Qualcomm’s BREW and A-GPS

Rating: Is this another advance in Europe

I might be jumping the gun and I might be miles out, but we all know that TIM has been testing A-GPS since December last year and has been working with Samsung on special devices. We also know that TIM is a fan of BREW and has just signed up for uiOne and Delivery one. Could A-GPS be Qualcomm’s way of getting deeper in to Europe – finally?

We think so. For more information see

— BREW Locate Signature Solution to Build Upon QUALCOMM’s Industry Leadership in Delivering Premium User Experiences to Mass Market Handsets —

LONDON — 11th December 2006 — QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today announced the BREW® Locate Signature Solution, a comprehensive, assisted-GPS (A-GPS) offering designed to provide wireless operators with a complete solution for the discovery and delivery of compelling location-based services to end users. The BREW Locate Signature Solution allows wireless operators to quickly offer premium location-based applications for mass market devices and includes a compelling catalog of applications from leading publishers and developers from around the world; a hosted content delivery service through the deliveryOne™ offering; and uiOne™ for a more dynamic user experience through the discovery of advanced mobile content. At the core of the BREW Locate Signature Solution is QUALCOMM’s QPoint™ offering, which works in conjunction with A-GPS-enabled devices, such as those powered by QUALCOMM’s Mobile Station Modem™ (MSM™) gpsOne® technology. The combination of QPoint and gpsOne provides a rapid and accurate position determination solution for operators around the globe.

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