Aiming to expand the number of operators providing BREW™ service as well as continuous enhancement of BREW service, KDDI announces the establishment of the BREW Operator Working Group based on the mutual cooperation of the leading CDMA operators in China, Korea and Japan and Qualcomm, the creator of BREW™ technology. Initial partners include KTF (Head office : Seoul, CEO : Mr. Nam Joong Soo) and China Unicom (Head office : Beijing, President : Wang Jianzhou).
The purpose of activities in the Working Group is mutual cooperation in "exchange of the information on contents and developers", "confirmation of the business model and service", and "discussion of feature extensions in BREW™" among the participating operators and Qualcomm.
[ BREW Operator Working Group Overview ]
| Founding members |
: KDDI (secretariat), KTF, China Unicom, Qualcomm |
| Purpose of the Working Group |
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Mutually exchanging the specification of the extended features among member |
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Creating an opportunity for the developers to globally extend their application products, by building the global distribution mechanism |
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Building an environment which facilitates the cost reduction in the handset development and the application development, by developing the common specification to the operators |
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[ Reference ]
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KTF
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| Company Name |
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KTF |
| Date of Establishent |
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January, 1997 |
| CEO |
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Dr.Nam Joong-Soo |
| Business area |
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Telecommunication service (Cellular phone (CDMA)) |
| Number of Subscriber |
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10.36 million(as of September 2002January 21, 2003) |
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| China Unicom
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| Company Name |
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China United Telecommunications Corporation |
| Date of Establishment |
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July, 2000 |
| President |
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Wang Jianzhou |
| Business area |
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Telecommunications service (Cellular phone (CDMA, GSM), Pager, Long-distance and international telephone, IP telephone, ISP)
Number of Subscriber (CDMA) : 8.1 million(as of January 21, 2003) |
Number of Subscriber
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8.1 million(as of January 21, 2003) |
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| Qualcomm
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| Company Name |
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QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| Date of Establishent |
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July, 1985 |
| CEO |
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Dr.Irwin Mark Jacobs |
| Business area |
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As a pioneer of CDMA technology, developing, delivering and enabling innovative digital wireless communication products and services based on the Company's patented technology |
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