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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Congratulates Centennial Communications on Launching Wireless Data Services
SAN DIEGO, QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA) digital wireless technology, congratulates Centennial (Nasdaq: CYCL), a
leading provider of wireless services in Puerto Rico, for its launch of
wireless data services and applications based on QUALCOMM's BREW solution.
Centennial is now able to offer subscribers a variety of advanced content and
services, including games, ringtones, business applications, productivity
tools, location-based services, multimedia messaging and communication
applications such as email and instant messaging. Centennial subscribers can
browse, purchase and download these applications virtually anytime, anywhere
over-the-air to their BREW handsets.
"Centennial's launch of BREW services in Puerto Rico is very exciting, and
illustrates its initiative to provide customers with a tailored wireless
experience, one that goes far beyond voice," said Bob Briggs, vice president
of global business relations for QUALCOMM Internet Services. "As Centennial
continues to demonstrate its commitment to providing the ultimate customer
experience, the BREW solution will enable the company to add additional value
to its core services quickly and efficiently."
"The deployment of BREW services and applications enhances the services
portfolio we provide to our wireless subscribers, by providing them with
access to high-quality productivity, entertainment and communication
applications," said Jose Rivera, products and development director for
Centennial. "The BREW solution is proving to be the perfect solution for our
wireless data needs and we expect our subscribers to be pleased with the new
services and applications they will be able to access."
QUALCOMM's BREW solution is designed to meet the distinct and varied needs
of wireless operators, handset manufacturers, publishers, developers and end
users around the world. BREW products and services include an open,
extensible client platform that supports robust system and application
software, including personalized and branded user interfaces for mass market
devices; a J2EE(TM)-based, modular delivery system that enables the
distribution of content, applications and user interfaces to wireless devices
across all air interfaces; a dedicated professional services team that
supports the integration of customized implementations; and the wireless
industry's first global marketplace to support the monetization of
applications and services developed in all programming languages. The BREW
solution can make the wireless visions of innovative companies a reality.
Centennial Communications (Nasdaq: CYCL), based in Wall, NJ, is a leading
provider of regional wireless and integrated communications services in the
United States and the Caribbean with over 1.1 million wireless subscribers,
The U.S. business owns and operates wireless networks in the Midwest and
Southeast covering parts of six states. Centennial's Caribbean business owns
and operates wireless networks in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the
U.S. Virgin Islands and provides facilities-bases integrated voice, data and
Internet solutions. Welsh, Carson Anderson & Stowe and an affiliate of the
Blackstone Group are controlling shareholders of Centennial. For more
information regarding Centennial, please visit our websites
http://www.centennialwireless.com/, http://www.centennialpr.com/ and
http://www.centennialrd.com/.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services
based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego,
Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2005 FORTUNE 500(R)
company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
QUALCOMM and BREW are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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