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Qualcomm and Amp'd Mobile bring BREW services to Canada
April 11, 2007
SAN DIEGO -- QUALCOMM Incorporated(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wirelesstechnologies and mobile data solutions, and Amp'd Mobile, a pioneer of fullyintegrated mobile entertainment, announced the launch of wireless dataservices based on QUALCOMM's BREW(R) solution to subscribers in Canada. Launched in the Canadian market on March 14, Amp'd Mobile is delivering itsline-up of popular, exclusive entertainment content, informationapplications, messaging and more via TELUS' high-speed CDMA2000(R) 1xEV-DOwireless network. The launch marks the first commercial deployment of BREW services in Canada.
The deployment of Amp'd Mobile entertainment offerings in Canada buildson the success it has experienced in the United States with its slate ofAmp'dLive(TM) services such as music, 3D games, live streaming sports, concertvideo and other advanced entertainment applications built for BREW. Thesuccess of the Amp'd Mobile service in the United States is evidenced byboth the increase in data downloads the operator has seen and the popularityof its mobile entertainment offerings amongst subscribers. According toAmp'd, more than 50 percent of its subscriber base has downloaded or used aBREW game or service in the last 30 days and more than 80 percent havebought or used data services such as video, songs, ringtones and mobileInternet in the same time period.
"Amp'd Mobile's unique approach to mobile entertainment has proven to bea hit among its subscribers in the United States, and we are optimistic thatits success, and the continued success of BREW, will translate well withthis latest deployment in Canada," said Arvin Chander, vice president ofcarrier relations for QUALCOMM Internet Services. "We congratulate Amp'd onopening up a new market for its services in Canada and on its significantachievements in the United States."
Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM)
Amp'd Mobile Inc.
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