To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (1912 ) 2/1/2000 9:01:00 AM From: Jenne Respond to of 35685
QUALCOMM CDMA TECHNOLOGIES DELIVERS WORLD'S FIRST 3G CDMA CHIPSET AND SYSTEM SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR HANDSETS - MSM5000 SOLUTION PAVES THE WAY for Early Development of Next-Generation Wireless Systems with Initial Data Rates of 153 kbps - PR NEWSWIRE - February 01, 2000 07:30 SAN DIEGO, Feb 1, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the on-time shipment of chip samples and system software for the MSM5000(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)). This product is the world's first 3G CDMA 1x Multi-Carrier (MC) solution for CDMA handsets that is compliant with the 3G standard as specified by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The sample shipments of the MSM5000 solution began at the end of January of this year and worldwide field trials are expected to begin by late March of this year by QUALCOMM, manufacturers and carriers. The MSM5000 chipset and system software will allow manufacturers to design the first 3G handsets that, in addition to offering a rich application and feature-set in very small form-factors, also provide longer standby times and higher data rate capabilities. "Our on-time delivery of the world's first 3G chipset and system software solution strengthens QUALCOMM's ongoing leadership in wireless technology and our commitment to help manufacturers begin immediate development of 3G handset products," said Don Schrock, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "QUALCOMM's MSM5000 solution enables the fastest and easiest possible migration path from IS-95A/B to 3G 1x technology to help accelerate wireless communica