Novatel Wireless Selects PocketGear to Power MiFi App Store
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:29 am
Novatel Wireless Selects PocketGear to Power MiFi App Store
Store to Provide Advanced Applications and Widgets for World’s First
Intelligent Mobile Hotspot
Store to Provide Advanced Applications and Widgets for World’s First
Intelligent Mobile Hotspot
SAN DIEGO – May 6, 2010 – Novatel Wireless, Inc., (Nasdaq:NVTL), a leading
provider of wireless broadband access solutions, today announced that it has
selected PocketGear as a partner to power the MiFi App Store for the MiFi®
Intelligent Mobile Hotspot.
“According to recent reports from Ovum, 18.7 billion applications will be
downloaded -- including free and paid-for apps -- by 2014, worth an
estimated US $6 billion,” said Rob Hadley, CMO, Novatel Wireless. “The
combination of PocketGear’s industry leading open app store and content
marketplace with the innovative MiFi platform provides rapid time-to-market
for an eager community of application developers. We expect that the MiFi
App Store will be a valuable tool for both enterprise and consumer users to
derive additional value and functionality from the MiFi Intelligent Mobile
Hotspot.”
The MiFi software platform features advanced functionality that transform
the MiFi from a connectivity device to a full-scale Intelligent Mobile
Hotspot. The MiFi software platform enables any WiFi-enabled device to take
advantage of its applications and its onboard Web server enables the MiFi to
connect to remote data locations, retrieve data and present it to the user
either online or offline. The platform architecture is designed to ensure
that the operator’s network is protected, while maintaining the ability for
new applications and services to be field-deployed to increase ARPU.
“The MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot provides an unprecedented platform for
mobile connectivity and application deployment,” said Tim Horan, Vice
President of Strategy and Business Development at PocketGear. “Leveraging
the MiFi’s processing power, abundant storage capacity, and geographical
location support, Novatel Wireless and its developer partners will provide a
plethora of innovative mobile applications for MiFi users across the globe.”
Novatel Wireless is currently working with its technology partners to create
a variety of applications for enterprise users and consumers.
ABOUT POCKETGEAR
PocketGear is the world's largest cross platform, open app store and content
marketplace with a catalog of more than 140,000 paid and free titles
available for discovery and download. To date, PocketGear has generated over
$400 million in mobile application revenues for the more than 32,000
developers in the PocketGear Developer Program. PocketGear powers
storefront and content solutions for over 40 partners, including 4 of the
world‚s top 5 handset manufacturers, 4of the top 5 mobile operators in the
US, 3 of the top 10 mobile operators globally, and leading media and
ecommerce companies, including Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, Research in
Motion, Microsoft, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Wireless. In addition,
PocketGear operates the largest network of independent app stores, including
Handango.com<http://Handango.com/>, PocketGear.com<http://PocketGear.com/>,
and Mobile2Day.de<http://Mobile2Day.de/>.
PocketGear is headquartered in Durham, NC with offices in Munich, Germany
and Irving, TX.
For more information, please visit www.pocketgear.com
ABOUT NOVATEL WIRELESS
Novatel Wireless, Inc. is a leader in the design and development of
innovative wireless broadband access solutions based on 3G and 4G wireless
technologies. Novatel Wireless' Intelligent Mobile Hotspot products,
software, USB modems and embedded modules enable high-speed wireless
Internet access on leading wireless data networks. The Company delivers
specialized wireless solutions to carriers, distributors, OEMs and vertical
markets worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Novatel Wireless
is listed on NASDAQ: NVTL. For more information please visit
www.novatelwireless.com. (NVTLG)