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BREW News - Volume 3, Number 5
> Bell South International to Launch BREW in Nine Countries
> Verizon Wireless Customers Download More Than 12 Million Applications
> New Developer Downloads Available
> BREW Extensions Launched in Commercial Applications
> Developer Spotlight: BREW Welcomes New Partners
> Qualcomm Joins Java Developers at Sun's JavaOne Conference in San Francisco
> Membership in the CDGÂ…Giving You the Competitive Edge
> New to BREW Web Site: BREW Today
Bell South International to Launch BREW in Nine Countries
BellSouth International has signed a definitive agreement with Qualcomm for the commercial launch of BREW-based services to more than 8.6 million subscribers in nine Latin American countries. BellSouth International's operations in Colombia and Ecuador will be the first to launch BREW-based products and services. The remaining BellSouth International operations currently planning to roll out services based on the BREW solution are Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay and Venezuela.
BellSouth International is the second operator in Latin America to support the BREW solution. VIVO commercially launched its BREW-based "Download" service in March 2003 for its subscribers in Brazil. The agreement is another indication of the rapidly growing worldwide market for your BREW applications.
back to topVerizon Wireless Customers Download More Than 12 Million Applications Due to BREW Popularity
Your applications have been a big hit with Verizon Wireless' Get It Nowsm users according to a recent announcement by the operator. Just eight short months since the national launch of Get It Now - customers have downloaded 11,762,894 Get It Now games, ring tone packages, entertainment applications and more (a single download may consist of a bundle of up to 10 ring tones; each month, ring tone packages are one of the most popular downloads).
The rate of downloads, has skyrocketed to 2.3 million downloads in May 2003, up from just under 1 million a month in the first few months of service that began in September 2002. On average, nearly 75,000 applications were downloaded each day in the month of May alone.
Start developing now so your applications can be among the new applications added to the Verizon Wireless catalog each Wednesday.
Application developers can learn more about Get It Now from Verizon Wireless by visiting http://developers.verizonwireless.com.
Read more about the success of Get It Now.
back to topNew Developer Downloads Available
The BREW website has been updated with new application development tools. Some of the recently posted tools include:- BREW SDK 2.1, Japanese Language
- I3D Utility - Convert your 3ds max™ project files to use with the new I3D Interface available in the BREW SDK 2.1
- Support for GNU Compiler updated to support BREW SDK 1.1
- BREW Add-In for Visual Studio .NET
To access these and other BREW development tools, please visit our Tools section.
back to topBREW Extensions Launched in Commercial Applications
For the first time in the U.S., BREW extensions are now launched in commercial applications. GemJam Challenge, by BREW application publisher Chasma, utilizes M7 Network Inc.'s M7 Challenge™ extension. This extension allows players to register a user name, post their own high scores and view the nationwide game leader board all from within the game. GemJam Challenge is commercially available on the Verizon Wireless and ALLTEL application catalogs in the U.S. Several other applications using M7 Challenge and other extensions have passed TRUE BREW® testing and are expected to find their way to operator catalogs in the near future.
Please visit the BREW Developer Extranet (requires authentication) to see a list of available extensions, take them for a test drive or obtain contact information. For more information on BREW extensions, email brew-extensions@qualcomm.com or visit the BREW Extensions Overview section.
Developer Spotlight: BREW Welcomes New Partners
Qualcomm would like to recognize some of the newest publishers and developers supporting the BREW platform. This month we'd like to extend a big welcome to Access, Cellmania, Namco America, Sharp Electronics, Sony Music and Tira Wireless. Read more about the applications and extensions these companies are developing for the BREW platform:
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| Access Read press release |
Cellmania Read press release |
Namco Read press release |
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| Sharp Electronics Read press release |
Sony Music Read press release |
Tira Wireless Read press release |
Qualcomm Joins Java Developers at Sun's JavaOne Conference in San Francisco
Qualcomm joined developers at Sun Microsystems' JavaOne Conference in San Francisco. Bill Davidson, vice president of business development and industry relations for Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS), participated in a radio interview hosted by Java Developer's Journal and aired on live at JavaOne on SYS-CON Radio. Davidson also participated in a panel session titled "Linking Up with the Wireless Big Shots." The panel was moderated by Seamus McAteer of the Zelos Group, who led a debate on issues surrounding mobile data services, delivery environments, standards and other challenging topics developers face in the fast-paced mobile industry. The panel included representatives from IBM, Motorola, Nokia, Openwave and Sun Microsystems.
Listen to Bill's radio interview now.
Find out where you can catch QIS speakers and/or exhibits.
back to topMembership in the CDGÂ…Giving You the Competitive Edge
The key success factors for delivering content and applications to the global wireless marketplace are: 1) A clear understanding of the technology; 2) Access to key industry players, including content developers, equipment manufacturers and service providers; and 3) Awareness of how companies are delivering applications and services today.
Membership in the CDMA Development Group (CDG) offers you all of this, and more. The CDG offers content and application developers a forum to learn about the technology and discuss technical matters important to the rollout of wireless applications.
The CDG is an international consortium of companies leading the adoption and evolution of CDMA wireless systems around the world. By working together, the members will help ensure interoperability among systems, while expediting the availability of CDMA technology to consumers.
The CDG offers the opportunity to network with companies involved in the delivery of mobile wireless services. Content and applications developers can learn firsthand what services and applications operators are looking to offer their customers. In addition, the CDG provides significant promotional benefits to members, including opportunities to speak, exhibit and participate at CDG conferences and technology forums; company listings and discussion groups on the CDG website; and access to the latest industry information.
The CDG invites all companies that are developing content and applications to become CDG members. By joining the CDG you will be working with leading companies to shape the future of wireless applications.
For more information on membership, please contact DeAnn Burke at dburke@cdg.org or +1-714-545-5211.
back to topNew to BREW Web Site: BREW Today
BREW has come a long way since it was first introduced in early 2001, rapidly gaining the attention of the wireless world. The new BREW Today section provides a history of BREW via an interactive timeline highlighting all the major milestones achieved since its inception. In addition, we have captured where BREW is today, providing information on operators that have launched BREW-enabled services, manufacturers that have launched commercially available BREW devices and BREW developers that have developed commercially available BREW applications.
BREW Today will be updated on a regular basis. Click here to check it out.
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