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QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Introduces PureVoice Audio AGC Software Solution to Optimize CDMA Handset Sound Quality
PR Newswire - July 20, 1999 07:45
- New Software Provides Handset Designers With Simple, 'Drop-in' Audio Enhancement to Maximize
Call Clarity -
SAN DIEGO, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer
and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today
introduced audio enhancement software technology for the MSM3000(TM) and MSM3100(TM)
Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) platforms that significantly improves the already superior sound
quality available to users of CDMA handsets. The PureVoice(TM) Audio AGC software, developed
by QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, is a complete audio enhancement solution that will enable
CDMA manufacturers to develop superior sounding handsets without additional hardware costs.
"Our new PureVoice Audio AGC software provides our manufacturing partners with immediate,
measurable performance improvements in speech quality for their handsets," said Johan Lodenius, vice
president of marketing of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "Implementing our software solution
at the design stage ensures cost savings to manufacturers, and superior sound quality for consumers
that buy their handsets."
The PureVoice Audio AGC software is a suite of highly advanced DSP algorithms performing three
distinctive functions to compensate for less than ideal handset usage conditions. The forward link
automatic gain control, the forward link volume control, and the reverse link limiter functions combined
into a single software package provide a complete audio enhancement solution that allows for better
sounding calls on CDMA handsets in adverse background noise conditions.
Forward link automatic gain control greatly enhances the speech quality of an incoming call. Wireless
handset users often have difficulty finding the right sound level for inbound calls due to variations in the
land side speaker's voice loudness, variations in loudness of automated voice-mail recordings, and
loudness variations in analog phone and landline signals. PureVoice Audio AGC software minimizes
these effects by dynamically tracking changes in the forward link audio signal and normalizing output
gain levels, thus providing an ideal audio output gain level in a variety of conditions.
The software's forward link automatic volume control tracks the background noise levels in the user's
operating environment and automatically adjusts the volume level best suited for the situation. By
dynamically adding up to a +24dB digital gain to the handset volume level, handset users can still
experience call clarity regardless of background noise levels without manually adjusting the volume
control. This feature makes wireless handsets more convenient to use.
The reverse link limiter (RLL), another important feature of PureVoice Audio AGC, can make a
handset sound better to landline listeners for wireless calls made under noisy conditions. The natural
reaction for wireless callers in loud settings is to "talk over" background noise. This situation results in
clipping and over saturation, common side effects that degrade the overall voice quality of the caller.
PureVoice Audio AGC's RLL compensates for this scenario without affecting normal input volume
levels. RLL prevents clipping and over saturation of the handset's audio signal to ensure call clarity.
QUALCOMM's PureVoice Audio AGC software is optimized for both the MSM3000 and
MSM3100 platforms and will be available for the MSM3000 in Q4 1999. The industry-leading
MSM3000 is the only currently available hardware and software solution to support IS-95B with data
rates up to 86.4kbps and to provide 200 hours of standby time. QUALCOMM's sixth-generation, the
MSM3100 chipset and system software will sample in the third quarter of 1999.
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies is the leading developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets,
hardware and software solutions and tools with more than 50 million MSM chips shipped worldwide.
The division supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA handset and infrastructure manufacturers
including: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; DENSO
CORPORATION; 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 major business areas include CDMA phones; integrated CDMA
chipsets and system software; technology licensing; and satellite-based systems including
OmniTRACS(R) and portions of the Globalstar(TM) system. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif.,
QUALCOMM is a FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on the Nasdaq 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 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
27, 1998, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MSM,
MSM3000, MSM3100 and PureVoice are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Globalstar is
a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated.
SOURCE QUALCOMM Incorporated
/CONTACT: Ed Knowlton, CDMA Technologies Marketing, 619-651-7942 (ph),
619-658-1587 (fax), e-mail: eknowlton@qualcomm.com, Christine Trimble,
Corporate Public Relations, 619-651-3628 (ph), 619-651-2590 (fax),
e-mail: ctrimble@qualcomm.com, or Julie Cunningham, Investor Relations,
619-658-4224 (ph), 619-651-9303 (fax), e-mail: jcunningham@qualcomm.com,
all of QUALCOMM Incorporated/
/Web site: qualcomm.com
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QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Announces Second-Generation Voice Recognition Software With Powerful New Features for CDMA Handsets
PR Newswire - July 20, 1999 07:48
- PureVoice VR 2.1 Delivers Higher Level of Convenience And Safety for Hands-free Voice Dialing -
SAN DIEGO, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer
and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today
announced its second-generation, advanced voice recognition technology for the MSM3000(TM)
Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) platform. The PureVoice VR(TM) 2.1 voice recognition
software, developed by QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, will offer an advanced audio user
interface including speaker-independent and voice dialing functions, delivering the convenience and
safety of hands-free voice dialing.
"The release of Pure Voice VR 2.1 extends the capabilities of the original software while taking
advantage of the significant processing power of the MSM3000 platform to deliver excellent
performance," said Johan Lodenius, vice president of marketing for QUALCOMM CDMA
Technologies. "With no additional hardware required, manufacturers will be able to quickly add even
more powerful, highly accurate speech capabilities to their CDMA handsets."
PureVoice VR 2.1 adds several new and powerful voice recognition functions to the existing
high-quality solution, allowing handset manufacturers to design enhanced handsets. The software
supports the user-friendly speaker independent menu command capability, allowing consumers to
access key phone functions by voice command. Voice commands in English, Japanese and Korean
languages will be available to easily enable next-generation user-interface phone designs.
As a result of advancements to the PureVoice VR technology, 2.1 will now support an
industry-leading forty (40) name voice dialing directory. PureVoice VR 2.1 will also support a new
In-call Voice Record and Playback feature allowing handsets to conveniently act as simple-to-use
mobile answering machines. By combining the capabilities of forward-link recording and reverse-link
playback, handsets can play outgoing greetings and record incoming messages so consumers will not
miss a call even if they cannot or do not want to answer their phone.
QUALCOMM's PureVoice VR software delivers a complete, high-quality voice recognition solution,
including: speaker-dependent speech recognition, speaker-independent control words, voice
recording/memo and speech prompting. The software is an add-on option for the MSM3000 system
software and uses the Voice Services Application Program Interface (API) which enables
manufacturers to quickly and easily add the various voice recognition features into their latest products.
With no additional hardware required, the option is an affordable feature that helps manufacturers
differentiate their products. The software was designed specifically for dual-mode cellular and Personal
Communications Service (PCS) handset applications and is expected to be available to handset
manufacturers beginning the third quarter of 1999.
QUALCOMM's industry-leading MSM3000, the fifth-generation single-chipset and system software,
is now shipping in production quantities, enhancing new commercially available handsets around the
world. The MSM3000 is the only currently available hardware and software solution to support
IS-95B with data rates up to 86.4.kbps and 200 hours of standby time as well as delivery of
hands-free operation and dialing. PureVoice VR software will be forward compatible with the recently
announced sixth generation MSM3100(TM) chipset and future generations of QUALCOMM CDMA
chipsets. The MSM3100 chipset will sample in the third quarter of 1999.
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies is the leading developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets,
hardware and software solutions and tools with more than 50 million MSM chips shipped worldwide.
The division supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA handset and infrastructure manufacturers
including: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; DENSO
CORPORATION; 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 major business areas include CDMA phones; integrated CDMA
chipsets and system software; technology licensing; and satellite-based systems including
OmniTRACS(R) and portions of the Globalstar(TM) system. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif.,
QUALCOMM is a FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on the Nasdaq 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 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
27, 1998, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MSM,
MSM3000, MSM3100 and PureVoice VR are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated.
SOURCE QUALCOMM Incorporated
/CONTACT: Ed Knowlton, CDMA Technologies Marketing, 619-651-7942,
fax 619-658-1587, eknowlton@qualcomm.com, or Christine Trimble, Corporate
Public Relations, 619-651-3628, fax 619-651-2590, ctrimble@qualcomm.com, or
Julie Cunningham, Investor Relations, 619-658-4224, fax 619-651-9303,
jcunningham@qualcomm.com, all of QUALCOMM |
