EDGE=DOA!! WOW-BIG!!. QCOM W-CDMA full featured, multimedia, SIM ASIC available 2nd quarter 2001. A miserable
384 K bps but it looks like all bases are covered so the Euros can use QCOM chips to build their inferior
system. I guess this is the rumored big news release. Clearly EDGE is dead and AT&T as well as Bell South
must choose a new technology!!!
JohnG
biz.yahoo.com
Wednesday November 8, 7:33 am Eastern Time
Press Release
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Announces IMT-2000
WCDMA Single-Chip Infrastructure Solution
CSM5200 Cell Site Modem Enables Design of Highly Integrated WCDMA Base Station
Equipment
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000--QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - news),
developer of
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the introduction of the
CSM5200(TM) Cell Site Modem (CSM(TM)), part of an end-to-end solution which meets the IMT-2000
Wideband
CDMA (WCDMA) mode for the third-generation (3G) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
(UMTS). The
CSM5200 chipset and system software solution developed by QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) will
support
3G services and high-data rate features and capabilities in an efficient, high-performance solution that
leverages QCT's
extensive experience in delivering technology for CDMA base station and test equipment.
``The CSM5200 solution represents a logical extension of our product portfolio, and builds on our engineering
experience and history of on-time delivery of CDMA chipsets and system software,'' said Don Schrock,
president of
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. ``By providing infrastructure manufacturers with the technology and
support to
design powerful and cost-efficient wireless systems, we will continue to help them meet worldwide consumer
demand in
emerging 3G markets.''
Supporting the WCDMA mode for the UMTS system, the CSM5200 solution is based on the proven,
commercially
available CSM family of products and is built on QCT's extensive CDMA systems expertise. The CSM5200
chip
includes tested and tuned diagnostic tools and methods used for product design with the CSM5000(TM) chip,
and the
CSM5200's Application Programming Interface (API) has the same structure as the CSM5000 API. Since
nearly all
major commercial CDMA infrastructure providers use QCT's CSM5000 solution, these similarities provide
optimized
system performance and ease of integration, and will allow infrastructure designers to ramp up system
development
quickly using solid, tested and familiar tools and environments. The CSM5200 solution also leverages tested
CSM5000
software, including ARM-based uplink channel processing, messaging interfaces, and simulation and
development
environment -- all of which facilitate the development of more reliable and highly integrated WCDMA base
stations.
The CSM5200 chip, which will be tested end-to-end with QCT's MSM5200(TM) single-chip Mobile Station
Modem
(MSM(TM)) and system software, features:
Two Megabit per second (Mbps) data throughput
Six-sector support, with 12 uplink antenna inputs and 12 downlink antenna outputs
Support for 16 simultaneous data or voice users
Integrated ARM-7(TM) processor -- performs low-level physical layer tasks
Standard 66 Megahertz (MHz) Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) interface to simplify device
integration
Device Driver software
Sample shipments of the CSM5200 solution are expected during the fourth quarter of 2001.
QCT is a developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets, hardware and software solutions, and tools, with more
than 118
million cumulative shipments of MSM chips worldwide. QCT offers wireless position location technology by
SnapTrack, a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM. QCT supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA
handset
and infrastructure manufacturers including: Acer Peripherals, Inc., ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; CASIO
COMPUTER
CO., LTD.; FUJITSU LIMITED; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.; KYOCERA
CORPORATION;
LG Information and Communications, Ltd.; Samsung Electronics Ltd.; SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.; and Toshiba
Corporation, among others.
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. The Company's
business
areas include integrated CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; Eudora® email software
for
Windows® and Macintosh® computing platforms; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems
including portions
of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS® and OmniExpress(TM).
QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that
have been
adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its
essential
CDMA patent portfolio to more than 90 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Headquartered in San
Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2000 FORTUNE 500® company traded
on The
Nasdaq Stock Market® 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 24,
2000, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. CSM5200,
CSM5000, CSM, MSM5200, MSM, SnapTrack and OmniExpress are trademarks of QUALCOMM
Incorporated.
Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. Windows is a registered
trademark of
Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. ARM-7 is a trademark of
Advanced RISC
Machines Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Anita Hix, CDMA Technologies Public Relations
858/658-5879, Fax 858/651-7385
ahix@qualcomm.com
or
Christine Trimble, Corporate Public Relations
858/651-3628, Fax 858/651-2590
ctrimble@qualcomm.com
or
Julie Cunningham, Investor Relations
858/658-4224, Fax 858/651-9303 |
