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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
QCOM 179.02+3.7%Nov 5 3:59 PM EST
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To: Raymond who wrote (48461)11/5/2005 4:45:56 PM
From: Rich Bloem  Read Replies (1) of 196501
 
Raymond, I suggest that you may want to check on your CDMA history. Yes, CDMA was not invented by Qualcomm. However, Qualcomm invented and pioneered the use of CDMA in a commercial cellular system when the rest of the world said it was impossible and defied the laws of physics.

It is true, that others contributed IPR in the standards. However, you may want to think about the importance of (to use IDCC's analogy) the engine and transmission versus a cigarette lighter and a glove compartment. Both may be essential (because of the way the standard is written) but, the import of each is obvious.

The reason Q has a higher percentage of IPR in CDMA is they basically wrote the standard when the rest of the world dragged their feet. WCDMA standards were created in an attempt to design around Q's fundamental IPR. Once they saw that the original intent was impossible, they still had what they thought was big plus by partially diluting Q's IPR position due to the adding of a cigarette lighter in the back seat, a window washer, airconditioning, etc. etc. Gawd, this post is starting to look like one of Eric's. Anyway you get my drift, I am sure.

Why is it sounding like QCOM creates the CDMA2000 standard themselves.Are they alone on the 3GPP2
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