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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Congratulates National Capitol Region on Public Safety Wireless Network
SAN DIEGO, March 5 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple
Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, congratulates the
National Capitol Region (NCR) on its innovation and leadership in public
safety. NCR has awarded a multi-year contract to Alcatel-Lucent for the
design, construction, management and maintenance of a precedent-setting,
broadband wireless system for public safety using CDMA2000(R) EV-DO Rev. A
broadband technology.
CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A is the latest advancement in wireless broadband
technology being rolled out nationally by commercial wireless operators such
as Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless. The NCR system will be the first to
operate in the public safety portion of the 700 MHz band and provide state of
the art wireless broadband services for use by emergency units, first
responders and other public safety personnel in the Washington National
Capital Region.
Dubbed the Regional Wireless Broadband Network of Networks (RWBN), the
system provides high-speed broadband technology to put mission-critical data,
information, multimedia content and collaborative capabilities into the hands
of first responders from different agencies working together to protect the
lives and property of 4.2 million Americans spread across 19 jurisdictions in
the nation's fourth-largest metropolitan area. This system supports some of
the most pressing needs of the NCR's first responders and uses AnyDATA
commercially-based wireless data cards and personal digital assistants
integrated with QUALCOMM chipsets.
QUALCOMM developed the reference design to enable the effective use of
public safety's 700 MHz spectrum with CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A on the Mobile
Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) MSM6800(TM) chipset solution. The MSM6800 chipset
provides high-speed cellular data connections and supports rich multimedia
features. This effort demonstrates how the cellular industry is responding to
the needs of the public safety community to arm all levels of government
public safety entities with the interoperable technology and devices they need
to maximize spectrum cleared through the DTV transition process for their use.
"We are excited to be a part of this trailblazing effort to improve
communications for public safety," said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chief executive
officer of QUALCOMM. "The first responders in our nation's capitol will have
a cost-effective, cutting-edge broadband technology, and one which leverages
the economies of scale of the widely adopted, standardized and proven
commercial EV-DO technology. This deployment in the 700 MHz band, with its
superior propagation characteristics, will support wireless broadband for
first responders in challenging and demanding coverage environments."
QUALCOMM's CDMA2000 product portfolio will provide support for the entire
700 MHz band, including frequencies to be auctioned in the future.
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 2006 FORTUNE 500(R)
company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Mobile
Station Modem, MSM and MSM6800 are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA USA). All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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