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Qualcomm Teams on EV-DO
11.15.04

http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=62802

SAN DIEGO -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - message board), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced that major infrastructure vendors, including Airvana, Ericsson, Hitachi, Ltd., Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nortel Networks and Samsung, have selected QUALCOMM's Cell Site Modem(TM) (CSM(TM)) CSM6800(TM) digital baseband modem for infrastructure and test equipment to lead global efforts to drive adoption of CDMA2000(R) 1xEV-DO Revision A. QUALCOMM's Technology Development Program -- based on the CSM6800 device -- is at the forefront of industry efforts to drive the next generation of wireless data solutions based on the global deployment of 1xEV-DO Rev. A. QUALCOMM's technology program enables accelerated development of equipment system software and hardware in preparation for planned technology trials and commercialization of worldwide 1xEV-DO Rev. A technology solutions.

"Working with the world's leading infrastructure vendors, QUALCOMM's technology program will significantly impact the global availability of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "With the acceptance of 1xEV-DO -- both Rev. 0 and now Rev. A -- QUALCOMM continues its leadership in CDMA technologies, supporting major OEMs and operators worldwide with complete system solutions."

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"KDDI continues to offer our customers compelling multimedia solutions at attractive price points," said Dr. Yutaka Yasuda, vice president and general manager "au" Technology Division, KDDI. "1xEV-DO Rev. A will have the possibility of simultaneously delivering multimedia solutions to a greater number of users -- expanding the capacity and improving the quality of wireless video services."

"SKT continues to be a leader in Korea with innovative wireless multimedia; to date, we have more than 6.1 million 1xEV-DO subscribers," said Dr. Jong Tae Ihm, vice president, Network R&D Center of SKT. "Upgrading our networks to support 1xEV-DO Rev. A will enable us to maintain our market leadership and deliver the higher data rates and increased capacity necessary to support our ever-increasing DO subscriber base."

"QUALCOMM's Rev. A technology program creates a cooperation with the global leaders in wireless infrastructure to ensure a commercially ready, seamless migration path to the next generation of DO," said Jim Straight, vice president of Data and Wireless Internet Services for Verizon Wireless. "With the higher speeds and lower latency of Verizon's DO Rev. A network, our customers will experience enhanced multimedia services and our enterprise customers will be able to increase productivity through faster file downloads and transfers, while ensuring privacy with advanced security and more."

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