Wingcast Gets Out - The Beginning of the End or New Opportunities for Existing Competitors?
Wingcast Gets Out: The Beginning of the End or New Opportunities for Existing Competitors? By Inge Matthey, Frost & Sullivan On June 3, 2002, Ford announced that it will stop backing its joint venture with Qualcomm called Wingcast. Wingcast was supposed to become a competitor for OnStar in the nascent North American Telematics Market. The North American Telematics market emerged approximately 6 years ago when General Motors introduced OnStar and Ford introduced RESCU. Ford's RESCU soon vanished and OnStar became the leader in this market. As the market evolved, OnStar and ATX Tech Read the full details on frost.com : http://www.frost.com/prod/news.nsf/0/0AEC76F7C68F3C5286256BCE005A1953?OpenDocument or contact Frost & Sullivan's Public Relations Department: Kristina Menzefricke Public Relations Frost & Sullivan 4 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W ODH kristina.menzefricke@frost.com http://frost.com direct line: +44 (0)20 7343 8376 Background Frost & Sullivan is an international marketing consulting company that monitors a comprehensive spectrum of high-tech markets for trends, market measurements and strategies. This ongoing research is utilised to complement a series of research publications to support industry participants with customised consulting needs. Interviews and free executive summaries are available to the press. For more information contact: Kristina Menzefricke, Public Relations Department Tel. +44 (0) 20 7343 8376 Fax. +44 (0) 20 7343 8380 kristina.menzefricke@frost.com http://frost.com http://pressroom.frost.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would prefer not to receive further messages from this sender: 1. Click on the Reply button. 2. Replace the Subject field with the word REMOVE. 3. Click the Send button. You will receive one additional e-mail message confirming your removal.