Qualcomm and KTFreeTel Reach Agreement to Commercially Launch BREW-Enabled Handsets and Services

date: October 24, 2001

Qualcomm and KTFreeTel, a Korean wireless carrier, today announced at the PT/Wireless & Networks Comm Beijing 2001 conference that the companies have reached an agreement for the commercial launch of KTFreeTel's applications service based on Qualcomm's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) platform. KTFreeTel expects to roll out its BREW-enabled magic n multipack service to subscribers on their 3G CDMA2000 1X network beginning November 1, 2001. KTFreeTel will be the first carrier in the world to launch BREW platform services and provide customers with the ability to download wireless applications over the air -- anytime, anywhere.

"KTFreeTel's commitment to Qualcomm's BREW platform represents a bold advancement toward the future of useful wireless data services," said Peggy Johnson, president of Qualcomm Internet Services, the division of Qualcomm responsible for the complete BREW solution. "KTFreeTel's customer focus, combined with Qualcomm's technology leadership, takes full advantage of the improved capabilities of today's mobile devices to bring truly relevant, useful solutions to market. For the first time, people will be able to choose the applications and features they want, and the BREW platform's ability to download applications over the air is the breakthrough that enables this."

KTFreeTel conducted a successful public user trial of the BREW-enabled magic n multipack service with 5,000 users in September and October 2001. The BREW-enabled service allows KTFreeTel subscribers to easily download and install a variety of applications in a matter of seconds. For KTFreeTel's customers, this means that the same BREW-enabled handset hardware can provide very different capabilities tailored to individual interests as subscribers download the applications they want from various categories, such as games and entertainment, business applications, messaging and navigation services. More than 160 applications are currently available from more than 20 companies, including Anicom, Gaeasoft, GeoTel and Lycos-Javagame.

KTFreeTel's BREW services will launch on two new CDMA2000 1X BREW-enabled handsets:

- LG Electronics' CX300 phone features a 256-color display, a clamshell design and dual LCD screen.
- Samsung's SPH-X2500 phone has a color display, a clamshell design and features Samsung's melody maker that uses a 16-chord progression.

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