Qualcomm Inc (QCOM)

[Jim Mullens]

C2/3, Re: CTIA, and “ I suppose the big deal announced so far is the VZW/ALU deal re: EV-DO Rev. A. I don't see anything else of significance yet.”

Ho Hum, only two new chipset announcements --- a REV A single chip solution and a REV B sampling this year.

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1. QSC6085 EV-DO Rev A- Single chip solution


Press Release Source: QUALCOMM Incorporated
QUALCOMM Opens the Door to Mobile User-Generated Content with Low-Cost EV-DO Rev. A Mobile Broadband Solution
Monday March 26, 7:30 am ET
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070326/clm170.html?.v=11

The new QSC6085(TM) solution for CDMA2000® 1xEV- DO Rev. A will deliver more than ten times the speed of EV-DO Rel. 0 -- up to 1.8 Mbps on the reverse link and 3.1 Mbps on the forward link -- to support advanced capabilities, rich services, location awareness and the significant growth of user-generated content. The QSC6085 has met with strong support from network operators such as China Unicom, as well as device manufacturers such as SANYO.

2. MSM7850 EV-DO Rev B- (sampling this year)

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070326/clm170.html?.v=11

QUALCOMM Unveils 2007 Roadmap for EV-DO Rev. B
Monday March 26, 7:30 am ET

- New MSM7850 Chipset Delivers 9.3 Mbps Data in Field Trials -
SAN DIEGO, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - News), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today unveiled the addition of a new product supporting CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Revision B to its roadmap. The new Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) MSM7850(TM) chipset is the industry's first device solution for EV-DO Rev. B, delivering highly advanced capabilities for next-generation data and multimedia services. QUALCOMM's recent field tests of EV-DO Rev. B technology resulted in average data rates of 9.3 Mbps on the downlink over 5 MHz of spectrum.

The MSM7850 device chipset provides support for EV-DO Rev. B with full backward compatibility. Scheduled to sample this year, the MSM7850 solution provides manufacturers with a highly integrated, flexible solution to deliver the capabilities of Rev. B on consumer products. A software upgrade release to enable QUALCOMM's Cell Site Modem(TM) (CSM(TM)) CSM6800(TM) solution to support multi-carrier EV-DO Rev. B will be available by the end of March 2007.