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November 26, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Wavecom Inc., subsidiary of Wavecom SA (wavecom.com) and a
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developer of digital wireless standard modules and modems, today announced
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that Brightstar Corp. (brightstarcorp.com) will distribute its GSM/GPRS products in North and South America.
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Wavecom develops a complete line of wireless standard modules (WISMO) and
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modems for GSM (Global System for Mobile) and GPRS (general Packet Radio
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Service) platforms. “With Brightstar’s network in Latin America, this
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partnership certainly strengthens our distribution capabilities,” said Hany
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Neoman, Wavecom’s U.S. chief operating officer. “Working with companies like
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Brightstar and our other distributors will help us expand our business in
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the personal communication devices, mobile computing, automotive and
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telemetry/M2M sectors.”
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More than 70 percent of the world’s wireless networks are GSM based,
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including all of Europe and much of Asia. With more than 12 million
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subscribers, GSM has been gaining ground in the fragmented U.S. market.
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Integrated GSM/GPRS solutions, such as WISMO modules and modems, provide
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North and South American manufacturers with a cost effective technology and
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access to wireless applications in their respective regions and in the
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worldwide markets.
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Wavecom also recently announced a strategic decision to expand its
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development horizons and offer products based on CDMA (Code Division
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Multiple Access). Although GSM/GPRS is at present the world’s most widely
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used wireless communications standard, CDMA accounts for nearly 40 per cent
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of the market in North America and is making inroads into Asia, particularly
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in China.
