Friday, 14 November 2008

Qualcomm Unveils PC Alternative

Qualcomm Incorporated announced a new PC alternative to make high-speed wireless Internet access more widely available in emerging markets. The Kayak PC alternative includes a reference design and recommended software specifications that will be made available to device manufacturers. 

In the future, commercial Kayak-based devices may also be powered by Snapdragon solutions. 

According to Mark Hirsch, vice president of corporate marketing, Inventec Corporation, emerging markets will be a huge growth driver for the telecommunications industry in the coming years.

On the other hand, Rod Hamlin, senior vice president of sales, Americas, Opera Software said that Web-based applications open up new possibilities for people in emerging markets for whom packaged software can be expensive.

The broad footprint of 3G networks means that wireless is the answer to Internet access for worldwide markets – especially in emerging regions.