Sprint contacted us today to let us know that it owns the exclusive North American rights to Qualcomm's
QChat PTT technology, which raised a very interesting question: what the heck
is Verizon using, then? PhoneNews is suggesting that Big Red's actually using an upgraded version of BREWChat, Qualcomm's old-skool PTT system that had originally been developed for and deployed on 1x networks. If true, that'd be a big ol' scoop of irony, considering that BREWChat had been billed all along as a precursor to QChat that would offer seamless upgrades to the newer system -- but since Sprint scored exclusivity on it, it's possible that Qualcomm is doing everything it can to skirt the issue and
score some extra cash by hooking up BREWChat with some of its newer technology's goodies. We'll update this one as we know more.
[Via
phoneArena]
posted Apr 24th 2008 2:01PM
Hmm, I been told by people high up in VZW that the new PTT is Rev A based, does it have to be "QChat" if it uses Rev A?
Wow, Qualcomm will just rake it in won't it.
I was wondering when this would be corrected.
It almost sounds like Qualcomm is saying to Sprint "yes, you can have exclusive use of the 'Q-Chat' PTT system we developed" and to Verizon "you can use this PTT system we developed, just don't call it 'Q-Chat' - that's Sprint's name for it."
Actually sounds a bit shady. :(
I wish all the networks would be willing to join their PTT networks. It's not like people are like "DuDE, do u have VZ PTT? Cuz all my friends have it!"
I just got my Nextel since most law enforcement/emergency services personnel use it. It's be nice if my TyTn II 's ATT PTT could cross the barrier.