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Qualcomm Wins Licenses to Double Its Spectrum in 28 Key East and West Coast Markets to Expand Award-Winning FLO TV Service

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:49:20 +0000

New 700 MHz Licenses Will Broaden Content and Service Offering To More Than 68 Million Potential Consumers

SAN DIEGO, April 03, 2008 — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today announced that it has acquired eight licenses in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction at a total cost of $558.1 million. Qualcomm purchased licenses in the E block covering the Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia and San Francisco Economic Area regions. These licenses double Qualcomm's 700 MHz spectrum holdings throughout a footprint of more than 68 million people in 28 individual markets for MediaFLO USA's award-winning FLO TV™ service (21 of its top 100 markets) at a cost of $554.6 million. In addition, Qualcomm purchased three licenses on the B block at a cost of $3.5 million.

Qualcomm's E block licenses cover five of the nation's top seven Economic Area regions. These regions consist of large contiguous areas on the East and West Coasts, stretching from New Hampshire to Maryland and from Orange County to Northern California, respectively. » read more »

Qualcomm Improves CDMA2000 Network Capacity to Deliver Unsurpassed Level of Spectral Efficiency

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:45:37 +0000

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. » read more »

Qualcomm, Teleepoch Enter into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement

admin — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:04:12 +0000

SAN DIEGO — September 27, 2007 — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, and Teleepoch, Ltd., a Chinese mobile solutions provider, today announced that they have entered into a subscriber unit license agreement. Under the terms of the royalty-bearing agreement, Qualcomm has granted Teleepoch a worldwide patent license to develop, manufacture and sell CDMA2000® subscriber units. The royalties payable by Teleepoch are at Qualcomm's standard rates.

“Qualcomm's business model of inclusion fosters both competition and choice and is successful because of our shared commitment to the success of our partners,” said Marvin Blecker, president of Qualcomm Technology Licensing. “We are pleased to sign this agreement with Teleepoch and continue to enable our partners to offer innovative, low-cost products and services to their customers.” » read more »

QUALCOMM Equips 300 Million Mobile Handsets Worldwide with GPS

admin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:09:40 +0000

Company Marks Milestone in Enabling Navigation, Community and Personal Location Services on Cell Phones

SAN DIEGO — August 14, 2007 — QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA ) and other advanced wireless technologies, today marked a milestone in the adoption of the Company's gpsOne® position-location technology. More than 300 million mobile handsets worldwide have now been shipped with the gpsOne solution, helping the wireless industry meet worldwide user demand for accurate, easy-to-use location services on mobile devices.

“QUALCOMM powers the majority of mobile location services that have been deployed thus far, and this milestone reflects the accelerated expansion of GPS capabilities on mobile handsets using QUALCOMM's gpsOne solution,” said Jason Bremner, senior director of product management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. “We anticipate even stronger growth in the upcoming years as new mobile-based applications such as location-aware shopping, friend finder and community-type location services become more mainstream in consumers' daily lifestyles.” » read more »

Airvana Collaborates With Qualcomm To Develop Next-Generation Deployable Communications

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:30:57 +0000

Technology Enables High-Speed Data, Video and Specialized Voice Applications

Airvana, Inc. (http://www.airvana.com/), a leader in mobile broadband infrastructure based on 3G wireless packet data technology, has announced its collaboration with QUALCOMM (specifically with the company’s Government Technologies division). Airvana will provide CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) commercial-grade equipment as core components for a QUALCOMM deployable EV-DO Rev. A base station designed to provide reliable and responsive high-speed data connectivity in a modular cellular system.

“Airvana and QUALCOMM are working to bring the benefits of mobile broadband to QUALCOMM’s government customers,” said Randy Battat, CEO of Airvana. “By leveraging the commercial mobile broadband ecosystem, our solutions will provide significant economies and the broadest possible coverage.” » read more »

Qualcomm is the Largest User of Nokia Technology, Patents

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:28:48 +0000

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. » read more »

Federal Court Rules Against Qualcomm in H.264 Video Compression Patents Case, Broadcom Says

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:52:15 +0000

Broadcom Corporation announced that a federal district court adopted a unanimous jury finding that Qualcomm Incorporated violated its duty to disclose patents to an industry standards body and thereby waived its rights to enforce two patents Qualcomm alleged covered the H.264 video compression standard.

Qualcomm filed suit against Broadcom in San Diego federal court in October 2005 alleging that Broadcom® products infringed the two patents, and on January 26, 2007, a unanimous jury found that Broadcom did not infringe the patents. The jury also rendered advisory verdicts that Qualcomm committed inequitable conduct before the USPTO, and that Qualcomm knowingly violated a duty to disclose its patents to the Joint Video Team, or its parent organization, during the JVT's preparation and eventual adoption of the H.264 video compression standard.

In a 34 page opinion, the Court found:

* "Qualcomm waived its rights to enforce the '104 and '767 patents against H.264 products by its silence in the face of a "clear duty to speak" to identify to the JVT its IPR related to the development of the H.264 standard" » read more »

Nokia Sues Qualcomm for Patent Exhaustion in Germany and the Netherlands

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:37:29 +0000

Nokia announced today that it has filed complaints against Qualcomm in Germany and the Netherlands requesting declarations that Qualcomm's European patents are exhausted in respect of products placed on the European Union (EU) market with a Qualcomm license, in this instance chipsets supplied by Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments and Qualcomm are publicly known to have entered into a so called Patent Portfolio License in 2000.

If Nokia's claim succeeds, Qualcomm would be prevented in Europe from enforcing its respective patents in relation to Nokia handsets incorporating such chipsets.

The complaints were filed in the Regional Court of Mannheim (Germany) and in the Hague District Court (the Netherlands); both courts have substantial experience in patent matters within the EU.

Since the early 90's Nokia has invested approximately €30 billion in research and development and built one of the wireless industry's strongest and broadest IPR portfolios with over 11,000 patent families. Nokia is a world leader in the development of GSM technologies, and its evolution to WCDMA, which is also demonstrated by Nokia's strong patent position in these technologies. » read more »

Qualcomm Dismisses Remaining Cases Against Broadcom

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:55:06 +0000

In Turn, Broadcom Dismisses San Diego-based Counterclaims, but Proceeds With Cases Against Qualcomm in All Other Venues

Broadcom Corporation has announced that Qualcomm Incorporated has agreed to dismiss all remaining cases initiated by Qualcomm and awaiting trial against Broadcom including Qualcomm's claims of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation in San Diego.

In turn, Broadcom dismissed its counterclaims against Qualcomm in those San Diego cases. Broadcom's claims of patent infringement against Qualcomm in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, Calif. and in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington, D.C., and Broadcom's antitrust claim against Qualcomm, which is on appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, are not affected by the dismissals in San Diego, and will continue forward.

The remaining Broadcom patent cases against Qualcomm are:

* The patent infringement action in the International Trade Commission in
which a remedy hearing regarding Qualcomm's infringement of a Broadcom
patent will proceed as scheduled on March 21 and 22 in Washington, D.C. » read more »