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QUALCOMM Announces Mobile-Based Capability for gpsOne Technology
URL(s): www.snaptrack.com
SAN DIEGO--Jan. 16, 2002--
New gpsOne Feature Enables Handset-Based A-GPS Calculations for Broader Range of Commercial Applications
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
digital wireless technology, today announced a new gpsOne(TM) mobile-based product feature for position location related
applications and services. The new feature for the Company's gpsOne Wireless Assisted GPS(TM) (WAG) positioning
system enables position location calculations directly in the mobile device (i.e., a mobile phone, wireless PDA or child safety
tag) in addition to supporting positioning fixes performed by a location server, as in earlier gpsOne releases. The gpsOne
mobile-based positioning feature maintains the advantages of WAG (a form of Assisted Global Positioning System, or
A-GPS technology) while optimizing support for wireless applications such as navigation, telematics, health and personal
security, and real-time asset tracking services. SnapSmart(TM) location server software, a product of SnapTrack(TM), Inc.,
which is a subsidiary of QUALCOMM, and Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) software releases supporting gpsOne
mobile-based positioning are expected to be available before June 2002.
gpsOne, the industry leading WAG solution by QUALCOMM, integrates SnapTrack technology with GPS satellite and
CDMA network information to provide a high-availability solution that offers proven industry-leading accuracy and
performance -- both indoors and out. The gpsOne solution provides the world's most cost-effective, high-availability solution
for wireless position location technology in a mobile handset and meets the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
mandate requiring wireless operators to provide the location of 911 calls.
An end-to-end network-based gpsOne solution is commercially available today from QUALCOMM and licensed
distributors, and includes the QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) MSM3300(TM) and MSM5100(TM) chipsets
with fully integrated gpsOne technology for CDMA IS-95 and IS-2000 standards, and SnapTrack's SnapSmart location
server software. QCT has also announced its multimode MSM6xxx family of chips, selected members of which will feature
integrated gpsOne technology. The MSM6xxx family will offer wireless solutions for CDMA2000 1X/1xEV, Global System
for Mobile Communications (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and Wideband CDMA (WCDMA).
The gpsOne solution, enhanced by the mobile-based mode, is fully compatible with SnapTrack's SnapSmart location
server software and will enable a broad range of position location services, including personal navigation information, mobile
yellow pages directories, traffic reports and commercial tracking services, as well as entertainment applications including
mobile games and friend-finder services.
Headquartered in Campbell, California, SnapTrack pioneered WAG and owns patents that are fundamental to the
cost-effective deployment of WAG-based location systems. SnapTrack's Hybrid WAG architecture offers anytime,
anywhere, accurate high-speed position location capabilities for finding a wireless caller, even inside buildings where
conventional GPS does not operate. The Company's WAG products include the SnapSmart location server software system,
the SnapCore(TM) multimode GPS solution and the SnapWARN(TM) GPS reference data feed service. SnapTrack has
commercial agreements with major wireless chipset manufacturers that provide most of the wireless modem chipsets to the
industry. In addition, many major carriers have chosen to deploy products and services incorporating SnapTrack technology.
For more information, please visit http://www.snaptrack.com.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless
communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas
include CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM)
(BREW(TM)) applications platform; Eudora(R) e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including
portions of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(R) and OmniExpress(R).
QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been
adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA
patent portfolio to more than 100 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego,
Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2001 FORTUNE 500(R)company traded on The Nasdaq
Stock Market(R)under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements (including but
not limited to express or implied statements regarding the development and availability of certain products) that are subject to
risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully complete the design and development of the SnapSmart
server software, the Company's ability to design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a
timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, 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 30, 2001, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS, OmniExpress and Eudora are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
MSM, MSM3300, MSM5100, gpsOne, SnapTrack and BREW are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Wireless
Assisted GPS, SnapCore, SnapSmart and SnapWARN are trademarks of SnapTrack, Inc. Globalstar is a trademark of
Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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