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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Announces New Chipset Solution to Support FLO Mediacasting Technology
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 15 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the introduction of the
MBD1000 chipset to support QUALCOMM's FLO(TM) (Forward Link Only) mediacast
technology announced last month (see related announcement, Oct. 12, 2004).
Wireless operators can leverage the FLO mediacast solution to deliver
simultaneously to a greater number of users a wide variety of TV-like news,
entertainment and informational programming from leading media corporations.
QUALCOMM's MBD1000 chipset, with its RBR1000 radio receiver which operates in
the 700 MHz spectrum, is a companion solution that seamlessly interfaces with
both CDMA2000(R) and WCDMA (UMTS) chipsets in QUALCOMM's Enhanced Multimedia
Platform. QUALCOMM's MBD1000 and RBR1000 chipsets -- initially available with
QUALCOMM's Mobile Station Modem (TM) (MSM(TM)) MSM6550(TM) solution -- will
begin sampling in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2005.
"The MBD1000 chipset interfaces directly with our baseband solutions to
leverage the breadth of advanced multimedia features already integrated into
the chipset, resulting in an efficient, cost-effective system solution for
receiving wireless mediacast programming," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president
of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "Our highly integrated solution combines with
the price decline seen in QVGA video displays to result in a lower overall
cost structure for wireless mediacast-enabled handsets."
The MBD1000 chipset is the first in a new line of multimedia companion
chips targeted at supporting the emerging mobile multimedia multicasting
standards -- including QUALCOMM's FLO technology, converging popular
entertainment media with wireless. With QUALCOMM's complete multimedia
mediacasting solution, including QUALCOMM's recently announced MediaFLO(TM)
USA mediacasting network plans, wireless operators will be able to expand
their data service offerings to include the delivery of very high-quality
interactive mobile multimedia -- making TV-like content a familiar, easy-to-
use entertainment and information format for wireless consumers.
QUALCOMM's chipsets also support QUALCOMM's BREW(R) system, which enables
the development and monetization of advanced applications and content,
allowing operators and OEMs to differentiate their products and services and
increase revenues. QUALCOMM's chipsets are also compatible with the Java(TM)
runtime environment; J2ME(TM) can be built entirely on the chipset as an
extension to the BREW solution.
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 is a 2003 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 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 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 26, 2004, and most recent
Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and BREW are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
Mobile Station Modem, MSM, MSM6550, FLO and MediaFLO are trademarks of
QUALCOMM Incorporated. CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA USA). Java and J2ME are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United
States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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