From Yahoo, but not on QCOM web site yet...
Monday January 25, 7:30 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: QUALCOMM Incorporated
QUALCOMM Introduces Its New CDMA Digital Thin
Phone
-- Industry's First Ultra-Thin CDMA Data-Ready Phones Feature Internal Battery And Advanced
QUALCOMM Chip Technology for Greater Talk and Standby Times --
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - news), pioneer and world leader of
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the new QUALCOMM Thin Phone, its
fourth generation of CDMA digital wireless phones. The QUALCOMM Thin Phone features an ultra-thin design with an
internal battery and hot-swappable external battery options. The sleek, new phone incorporates QUALCOMM's latest
integrated CDMA Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chipset that provides talk times of up to 10 hours in digital mode and
supports standby times of up to 8 days with external battery options. The QUALCOMM Thin Phone is so thin and light --
weighing in at just over 4 ounces -- that it is as comfortable in your hand as it is in your pocket.
The two new QUALCOMM Thin Phone models are the QCP-860(TM), an 800 MHz dual-mode CDMA digital and analog
cellular phone, and the QCP-1960(TM), a 1900 MHz single-mode digital PCS phone. Both models support state-of-the-art
phone, pager, voice-mail and data transfer features and will offer a number of innovative metallic color options in addition to
black. The QUALCOMM Thin Phone is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 1999.
'''Thin is in' for consumer electronics in 1999, and QUALCOMM has the phone that brings 'thin' to the wireless consumer,''
said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, president of QUALCOMM Consumer Products. ''Our new QUALCOMM Thin Phone combines a
slim design profile with long battery life, allowing users to take this phone with them anywhere. The phone is designed for ease
of use with the new wireless user in mind and includes advanced features for even the most sophisticated user. The sleek new
phone offers a choice of several elegant color options to meet consumers' individual styles.''
The new QUALCOMM Thin Phone features a five-line, backlit LCD display and has two smart keys just below the display
that enable easy navigation through the user interface menu options, including a customizable phone book with 99 memory
storage locations. The phone also includes 8 kbps and 13 kbps vocoders, as well as the new Enhanced Variable Rate
Vocoders (EVRC) which support increased network capacity for the carrier while maintaining maximum voice quality for their
customers.
The QUALCOMM Thin Phone is designed with an internal battery that supports extended talk and standby times. External,
hot-swappable slim and extended- life battery options further increase these times and can be added to the phone to
supplement the internal battery without interrupting conversations or data transfer. Improved talk and standby times from such a
thin, lightweight phone are possible because the phone incorporates the latest QUALCOMM MSM3000(TM) single chip
Mobile Station Modem. With very low-power-requirement microprocessor architecture, the MSM3000 reduces talk and
standby power consumption and is supported by full-featured software that can handle rapid data transfer.
Data connectivity to a PC is available through an optional data cable, which allows users to download phone book information
from their PC, or any device connected to it, including a variety of personal digital assistants (PDAs), to the QUALCOMM
Thin Phone's internal phone book memory. The QUALCOMM Thin Phone will also support the new generation of wireless
microbrowsers for Internet access.
A new line of accessories will become available for the QUALCOMM Thin Phone, including a data connectivity kit, desktop
charger, travel charger, leather case, car power adapter, data cable, three headset options and transportable hands-free car kit.
The new Thin Phones complement QUALCOMM's entire family of advanced CDMA digital phones, including the Q(TM)
phone series and the QCT(TM) series of cellular and PCS fixed wireless phones. The hallmarks of every QUALCOMM
CDMA digital phone include crystal clear voice quality, enhanced privacy and fewer dropped calls.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - news) 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 major business
areas include CDMA digital phones; Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs); wireless infrastructure; technology
licensing; and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS® and portions of the Globalstar(TM) system. QUALCOMM is
headquartered in San Diego, Calif. QUALCOMM's fiscal 1998 revenues exceeded U.S. $3 billion. For more information,
please visit the Company's web site at (http://www.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, 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 28, 1998, and most recent Form
10-Q.
QUALCOMM and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks and MSM, MSM3000, QCP, QCP-860, QCP-1960, Q phone
and QCT are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite
Services, Incorporated.
SOURCE: QUALCOMM Incorporated |
