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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Announces Extension of OmniTRACS Service Coverage to Alaska And Hawaii
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 4 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leader in providing wireless data solutions, today announced
that its OmniTRACS(R) mobile communications solution now has service in Alaska
and Hawaii, extending its coverage footprint to all 50 U.S. states and the
NAFTA region. The OmniTRACS solution will provide wireless monitoring service
to trucks transporting freight within Alaska and along the Alcan Highway.
Carlile Transportation Systems is the first Alaska based carrier to conduct
its own trial of OmniTRACS, allowing the Carlile operation to ensure the
safety and security of their high value and sensitive loads.
"As Alaska's first user of OmniTRACS, we know that maintaining in-transit
visibility of our sensitive loads, drivers and equipment is a crucial benefit
for the future growth of our company," said Harry McDonald, president of
Carlile Transportation Systems. "We look forward to an ongoing relationship
with QUALCOMM so we can continue to use OmniTRACS, while ensuring that our
high-risk freight is secure at all times."
"QUALCOMM is pleased to bring the OmniTRACS service to carriers in Alaska
and Hawaii," said Norman L. Ellis, vice president and general manager for
QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions. "QUALCOMM's total solution has the
potential to enable Alaska- and Hawaii-based fleets to experience the same
productivity, efficiency and safety benefits that trucking companies in the
contiguous 48 states have been reaping for more than a decade."
In addition to Alaska's transportation fleets, the extended service
coverage will also allow Boatracs, LLC, QUALCOMM's exclusive marine
distributor, to provide marine-based coverage for tug boats, barges and
fishing boats in Alaska and Hawaii.
"Boatracs will now be able to further grow its offshore subscribers in
North America by offering its location-based services and commercial marine
applications to the offshore commercial marine industry in Alaska and Hawaii,"
said Dave Brandos, vice president of business development for Boatracs.
Founded in 1980 by brothers John and Harry McDonald, Carlile
Transportation Systems has grown from two tractors to one of Alaska's largest
asset-based motor carriers. Carlile operates more than 160 company-owned
trucks and 1200 pieces of specialized trailing equipment to handle even the
most unusual load. Today, Carlile's wholly-owned terminals serve Alaska from
Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kenai, Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse, Seward, Seattle, Edmonton,
Alberta and Houston, Texas. Carlile provides a wide range of transportation
and logistics services, throughout Alaska, Canada and the Continental USA,
http://www.carlile.biz.
For over a decade, Boatracs has been setting the pace in the maritime
communications field, providing cost-effective integrated hardware and
software solutions for over 400 commercial fleets. The Boatracs solution is
backed by the industry's only Network Operations Center that is manned
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Boatracs helps its customers
achieve significant cost savings by automating workflow and integrating their
operations management for both supply vessels, known in the industry as
workboats, and to oceanic commercial fishing operations. On September 14,
2004, AirIQ announced that that it has entered into an agreement for the
acquisition of the assets of Boatracs. AirIQ trades on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol IQ. AirIQ is headquartered in Pickering, near
Toronto, Canada and operates as a wireless Internet applications service
provider specializing in telematics.
QUALCOMM has helped the transportation industry become more efficient
since 1988 when the introduction of the OmniTRACS mobile communications
solution provided transportation companies with an innovative and effective
way of managing logistics. Today, QUALCOMM's fleet management solutions
continue to set the standard by offering products and services that meet and
exceed the demands of a constantly changing marketplace.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (http://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 extent and speed to which OmniTRACS products are
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 28, 2003, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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