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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Signs 3G Worldwide Subscriber Unit License Agreement With Casio
SAN DIEGO, -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple
Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today announced it
has expanded the terms of Casio Computer Co., Ltd.'s existing subscriber unit
license agreement to include all 3G CDMA standards (i.e., CDMA2000(R),
WCDMA/UMTS, TD-SCDMA). Under the terms of the royalty-bearing expansion,
QUALCOMM has granted Casio a worldwide license under QUALCOMM's CDMA patent
portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber units implementing any
3G CDMA standard. The royalties payable by Casio are at QUALCOMM's standard
rates and are the same irrespective of the CDMA standard implemented by the
subscriber unit.
"QUALCOMM is pleased to license Casio, a leading consumer electronics
company, for the manufacture and sale of 3G subscriber units," said Marvin
Blecker, president of QUALCOMM Technology Licensing. "This license will
allow Casio to offer 3G handsets that provide consumers the opportunity to
have high-quality, high-speed, wireless access to feature-rich multimedia
applications and services. Casio's initiative to add WCDMA products to their
product line is a testament of yet another manufacturer recognizing the
market value of 3G products."
"WCDMA is a rapidly-growing worldwide standard for providing advanced
mobile wireless services," said Kanji Ozawa, director of business
development, Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications. "QUALCOMM, as the leader
of CDMA technologies, continues to promote competition, innovation and
technological advancement through its broad licensing program and offering of
a comprehensive array of chipset and software solutions. This license
agreement will enable us to expand our product offering to include a wide
variety of WCDMA devices, fulfilling the needs of the 3G market."
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 2005 FORTUNE
500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol
QCOM.
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