|
Newsletters
|
|
|
|
|
Wireless Developer Network - Daily News
WirelessDevNet DevZones
Today's News |
Today's Newswire |
Yesterday's News |
Submit News |
News-"wireless" Top Stories! |
Around-The-Web
| Wireless DevZones!
QUALCOMM and Wherify Wireless Sign CDMA Subscriber License Agreement
SAN DIEGO and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Feb. 25 -
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, and Wherify
Wireless, Inc., a leading supplier of Global Positioning System (GPS) locators
and makers of the world's first GPS Locator for Kids, today announced that
they have entered into a CDMA subscriber unit license agreement. Under the
terms of the royalty-bearing agreement, QUALCOMM has granted Wherify a
worldwide license under QUALCOMM's CDMA technology and patents to manufacture
and sell CDMA2000 1X/1xEV-DO subscriber units, including Wherify's distinctive
line of GPS locators.
Wherify's flagship product, the GPS Locator for Kids, currently operates
on a nationwide CDMA 1900 MHz PCS network. This agreement allows Wherify to
directly manufacture and market this and future GPS location devices.
Through the convergence of GPS and digital wireless technologies -- in
combination with Wherify's patented technology -- Wherify's GPS Locator for
Kids, a miniature wrist-worn locator, offers parents peace of mind knowing
they can locate their children 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In the
event of an emergency, either the child or parent can request an emergency 911
response and local police will be dispatched.
"QUALCOMM is pleased to license innovative companies, such as Wherify,
offering products and services that expand the application of QUALCOMM's
patented CDMA technologies," said Marvin Blecker, senior vice president and
general manager of technology licensing for QUALCOMM. "As Wherify continues
to build on its suite of GPS location devices, the advanced and innovative
wireless capabilities offered by CDMA technology will greatly benefit the
appeal of such products and services to its customers."
"Building upon the success of our GPS Locator for Kids, we plan to grow
our product line to include CDMA locators for adults, hikers, pets and
vehicles. Leveraging the advanced technology of CDMA will be key to this
growth," said Timothy Neher, president and CEO of Wherify Wireless, Inc.
"We're pleased to work with an industry leader like QUALCOMM in our efforts to
bring a broader range of wireless products to our customers around the world."
Wherify Wireless, Inc. is a privately held developer of patented and
award-winning wireless location products and services for child safety,
parental supervision, personal protection, Alzheimer and memory loss
supervision, law enforcement, animal identification and property asset
tracking. The company's proprietary integration of global positioning systems
and wireless communication technologies will enable customers to obtain real-
time location information for individuals and property directly through the
Internet or any phone. Founded in March 1998, Wherify Wireless, members of
CEA and CTIA, is located in Redwood Shores, Calif. For more information visit
the company's Web site at www.wherify.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. Headquartered in San Diego,
Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and traded on The Nasdaq
Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
|
|
|
|
