Elisabeth Freeman: WirelessArticles and links related to wireless development.Wireless Dreaming: Is 3G Dead- June 18, 2002 This article questions whether or not 3G will really have the impact it's hype claims it will. All the major carriersnetworks are moving towards 3G with 2.5G roll outs in the next 3-12 months, and the always-on capability of the 2.5G network is the major plus, although of course, no one will complain about the faster speeds. But do we really want rich media applications on our phones It's not clear yet. The primary use in Europe and Japan (other than voice) is..http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/articles.cfm?catid=14&articleid=571&homepage=ye... BREW hype- June 6, 2002 So the scoop on BREW is that despite the recent press announcements of partnerships with Verizon and Sony, the wireless carriers and most developers are still very Java happy. BREW will likely never gain the wide market share of Docomo needed to make it successful (based on the business model). J2ME seems to be the developers platform of choice at the moment, and that of the wireless networks and cell phone makers.http://radio.weblogs.com/0103687/categories/wireless/2002/06/06.html#a98 More BREW news: Sony to Develop Wireless Games with Qualcomm Software- June 5, 2002 Sony Online Entertainment has announced it will develop games for cell phones based on BREW. "While Sony did not provide a time frame on when it planned to develop games, Verizon said it would launch its BREW service on June 17 to allow downloads of various video games."http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=581&e=2&cid=581&u=/nm/200... Verizon Wireless to Launch Downloading Service using BREW- June 5, 2002 Verizon has announced that it will use Qualcomm's BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) technology to provide downloadable games and applications for BREW enabled phones (including the Kyocera). Verizon "is the first and only U.S. wireless service provider offering downloadable applications using BREW." It will be interesting to see how J2ME and BREW face off in the exploding wireless market. Verizon will also be offering J2ME games, and Sprint PCS has committed to...http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=581&e=1&cid=581&u=/nm/200... |