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QUALCOMM Equips 300 Million Mobile Handsets Worldwide with GPS |
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Written by QUALCOMM
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
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.”
The gpsOne solution is the most widely deployed position-location solution in
the world. It currently provides the position-location technology behind the majority
of location services offered by more than 50 major network operators worldwide.
Supporting Assisted-GPS and Standalone-GPS modes, as well as gpsOneXTRA™ Assistance
technology for enhanced Standalone-GPS performance, the gpsOne solution is integrated
into most of QUALCOMM's Mobile Station Modem™ (MSM™) chipsets to enable manufacturers
to more cost effectively offer positioning capabilities on wireless devices. Numerous
leading developers have taken advantage of the gpsOne solution on MSM chipsets
to offer a wide range of compelling applications currently available on global
wireless networks.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering
innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA
and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM
is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2007 FORTUNE 500® company traded
on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including
the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant
quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and
speed to which gpsOne-based services are deployed by network operators, the extent
and speed to which gpsOne technology is adopted by handset manufacturers, change
in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the
other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including
the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 24, 2006, and most recent
Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and gpsOne are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Mobile
Station Modem, MSM and gpsOneXTRA are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. CDMA2000
is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA
USA). All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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