BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless)
BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) is Qualcomm's open source
application development platform
for wireless devices
equipped for code division multiple access (CDMA)
technology. BREW makes it possible for developers to create portable applications that will work on
any handsets equipped with CDMA chipsets.
Because BREW runs in between the application and the chip operating system software, the
application can use the device's functionality without the developer needing to code to the system
interface or even having to understand wireless applications. Users can download applications -
such as text chat, enhanced e-mail, location positioning, games (both online and offline), and
Internet radio - from carrier networks to any BREW-enabled phone.
BREW is competing for wireless software market share with J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition),
a similar platform from Sun Microsystems. The initial version of BREW is solely for CDMA networks;
later versions could be enabled for time division multiple access (TDMA) and
Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) networks.
This was last updated in November 2010
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