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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
QCOM 159.42-1.2%Jan 16 9:30 AM EST
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To: engineer who wrote (33043)3/3/2003 6:03:44 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer  Read Replies (1) of 197254
 
Re: Cost of GSM handsets compared to CDMA handsets. Are you saying that Nokia can make a cheaper handset than the equivalent for a CDMA system? It's hard to believe that there is that much difference in component costs, particularly if you compare a CDMA handset made in China with Nokia's equivalent product, or a Chinese product in which royalties considerably higher than QUALCOMM's must be paid.

I can believe that Nokia's popularity is based to a great extent on brand recognition. But two handsets with basic voice capabilities, one for CDMA and one for GSM, can't be that much different in component costs. If they are, then what's the difference in actual numbers (estimates)?

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