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To: Timothy R. Tierney who wrote (15153)7/31/2000 9:51:19 AM
From: WR  Respond to of 29987
 
Ford and Qualcomm form wireless services company
REUTERS in Dearborn, Michigan

Car maker Ford Motor Co and Qualcomm Inc, a provider of wireless phone technology, on Monday announced the creation of a new company to develop and deliver wireless information services into cars and trucks.
Known as Wingcast, the new company will be based in San Diego and will offer voice, entertainment, Internet access and safety services to drivers of Ford vehicles. The first services will be available in late 2001.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Ford and San Diego-based Qualcomm each will own equity in Wingcast. Also, Cartell, a Michigan-based supplier of telematics equipment to car makers, is a minority equity stakeholder in the company.

Ford expects more than a million of its new cars and trucks to be equipped for mobile communications by the end of 2002, three million by 2003 and nearly all of its cars and trucks by the end of 2004.

Harel Kodesh, formerly of Microsoft, has been chosen as Wingcast's president and chief executive, the companies said.

technologypost.com



To: Timothy R. Tierney who wrote (15153)7/31/2000 10:08:58 AM
From: rf_hombre  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 29987
 
There is SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT that there is a need for this service

Of course there is a need for g*, people just don't know that they need it yet. Why do you assume that everyone understands how the service works and how it can add value to their lives?
In actual fact, it will take time before the product enters consumers' consciousness.