CDMA2000

New Technology Enhancements Featured in Qualcomm’s Chipsets Offer Doubled Voice Capacity for CDMA2000 Networks

LAS VEGAS, April 01, 2008 — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today announced new enhancements to CDMA2000® network technology. Operators will now be able to support more than double today's capacity of 35 simultaneous calls in 1.25 MHz of spectrum while delivering the same level of voice quality. The new levels of efficiency not only meet the growing demand for voice connectivity, but also enable the freed-up bandwidth to be used to expand 3G data services, enabling operators to maximize their 3G network investments for voice and mobile broadband. This flexibility is critical to promote an economical rollout of next-generation networks - concentrating 4G technology deployment in areas where more bandwidth is required and leveraging the optimized 3G network for systemwide voice and data services.

Technology will allow operators to gain experience with 4G-like services

Chelmsford, MA, July 26, 2007 — Airvana, Inc. a leading provider of network infrastructure products used by wireless operators to provide mobile broadband services, today announced it has successfully completed a multi-carrier CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision B (Rev B) call in its development laboratory, a major step towards commercialization.

“Multi-carrier EV-DO will enable operators to deliver a new generation of bandwidth–hungry applications,” said Vedat Eyuboglu, CTO of Airvana. “By leveraging their Rev A hardware investment, operators can start gaining experience with 4G-like services at a fraction of the capital investment required to build 4G networks.”

ESPOO, Finland, April 13/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today rejected Qualcomm's public statements that it does not use Nokia patents. Nokia has for the last fifteen years contributed its technology to industry standards, such as GSM, WCDMA and CDMA. If Qualcomm's products comply with industry standards it is in the same position as any other supplier of mobile technology in that it needs access to Nokia's patents covering standardized technologies.

Nokia believes that Qualcomm is currently using over one hundred of Nokia's GSM/WCDMA and CDMA2000 essential patents in its chipsets. Nokia and Qualcomm are yet to agree on the compensation payable by Qualcomm for such patents. With its more than 200 million units annually, Qualcomm is the largest user in the world of Nokia's technology and patents. Nokia's request for royalty payments from Qualcomm is based on royalty levels which are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND).

Since the early 1990's Nokia has invested over $35 billion in R&D and built one of the wireless industry's strongest and broadest IPR portfolios with over 11,000 patent families.