Thursday December 19 11:59 AM EDT
Moscow Operator Selects QUALCOMM To Supply CDMA Digital
Mobile and Wireless Local Loop System to Serve Moscow Oblast and
Moscow
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Inc , a wireless communications leader and the developer of Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, today announced that it has been selected by JSC Personal Communications
of Moscow, Russian Federation to supply a CDMA wireless communications system with the capacity to serve up to 300,000
subscribers. Negotiations of the definitive, multi-year contract are underway and will cover the supply of QUALCOMM's
CDMA digital mobile and wireless local loop infrastructure equipment, network planning and installation services.
JSC Personal Communications is a subsidiary of MTU-Inform. With 70,000 lines, MTU-Inform is the second largest local
telephone operator in Moscow.
QUALCOMM will plan and install a digital mobile and wireless local loop CDMA system in Moscow Oblast and Moscow.
The multi-phased deployment will begin in early 1997 with the first phase entering commercial implementation by mid-1997.
QUALCOMM's system will enable JSC Personal Communications to provide its customers with the advantages of CDMA,
including enhanced voice quality, clarity and privacy.
"We are very pleased to work closely with JSC Personal Communications to provide the most advanced digital wireless
system to serve the Moscow region," said Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of QUALCOMM. The
QUALCOMM advanced CDMA infrastructure system will provide the most modern and cost effective services to customers
of JSC Personal Communications."
"The aim of this project is to provide the population of Moscow Oblast with the highest quality digital telephony and new
services," said Alexander N. Gromov, director general for MTU-Inform. "There is a very high demand for telephones in the
Oblast, and CDMA wireless local loop technology will be an optimal solution. QUALCOMM has been selected after a tender
in which all leading vendors of CDMA equipment participated. JSC Personal Communications sincerely believes that
cooperation with QUALCOMM, the pioneer of CDMA technology, will be the most effective way to achieve the goals of
JSC Personal Communications to provide the best service to its customers."
CDMA systems provide greater capacity, using less spectrum and power than competing technologies. QUALCOMM's
QCTel(TM) CDMA-based wireless local loop system provides system operators with rapid deployment, larger coverage
area, larger capacity and lower operating costs. In addition, QEDesign(TM) network planning software will be used in the
Russian system to ensure accurate and timely network design and implementation.
Headquartered in San Diego, QUALCOMM develops, manufactures, markets, licenses and operates advanced
communications systems and products based on its proprietary digital wireless technologies. The Company's primary product
areas are the OmniTRACS(R) system (a geostationary satellite-based, mobile communications system providing two-way data
and position reporting services), CDMA wireless communications systems and products and, in conjunction with others, the
development of the Globalstar(TM) low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite communications system. Other Company products include
the Eudora Pro(TM) electronic mail software, ASIC products, and communications equipment and systems for government
and commercial customers worldwide. For more information on QUALCOMM products and technologies, please visit the
Company's web site at qualcomm.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties, including timely product development and commercial implementation of the Company's CDMA
technology, continued growth in the CDMA subscriber population and the scale up and operations of CDMA systems, timing
and receipt of license fees and royalties, the Company's ability to successfully manufacture significant quantities of CDMA or
other equipment on a timely and profitable basis and those related to performance guarantees, 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 29, 1996 and most recent Form 10-Qs.
QCTel and QEDesign are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are
registered trademarks and Eudora Pro is a trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of
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