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To: LBstocks who wrote (6057)	2/1/2000 2:03:00 PM
From: BRANDYBGOOD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

(COMTEX) B: Qualcomm: QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies delivers world's fir B: Qualcomm: 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 FEB 1, 2000, M2 Communications - SAN DIEGO -- 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 Mobile Station Modem (MSM). 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 communications." The MSM5000 solution, QUALCOMM's 3G 1x chipset and system software, is pin-compatible with the MSM3000 chip and its software architecture. Pin-compatibility will allow the 29 handset manufacturers using the MSM3000 to introduce 3G handsets rapidly by reusing existing handset designs and software applications. In delivering the MSM5000 solution, QUALCOMM has exceeded the ITU's 3G requirements for data rates in full wide area mobility of 144 kilobits per second (kbps) by enabling data rates of 153.6 kbps on both the forward and reverse links. The MSM5000 solution gives operators up to twice the overall capacity over IS-95A and IS-95B systems by providing features such as fast 800 Hz forward power control and new modulation and coding schemes. Significant standby time improvements in MSM5000-based handsets will also be achieved through the use of the new Quick Paging Channel. The MSM5000 chipset and system software is also fully backward compatible with existing IS-95A and IS-95B networks, providing a seamless migration path to 3G while maintaining existing wide area coverage for all subscribers. The MSM5000 system software will also include support for packet data, a full Internet protocol suite, voice recognition and many other features. "In accordance with our announced product plans, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies will continue to support both Multi-Carrier (MC) and Direct Spread (DS) modes of the ITU 3G specification, as well as our High Data Rate (HDR) technology for optimized fast wireless Internet access," said Johan Lodenius, vice president of marketing and product management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "By leveraging our expertise in designing technology solutions for CDMA, wireless Internet and multimedia applications, we will keep our customers in a leading position in the race to develop next-generation wireless products and applications." QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) is the leading developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets, hardware and software solutions, and tools with more than 200 million chips shipped worldwide. QCT supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA handset and infrastructure manufacturers, including: Acer Peripherals, Inc., 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 business areas include integrated CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; Eudora email software for Windows and Macintosh computing platforms; and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS and portions of the Globalstar system. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 1999 FORTUNE 500 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 26, 1999, and most recent Form 10-Q. ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to info@m2.com)). -0- (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD * end of story *

To: LBstocks who wrote (6057)	2/1/2000 2:24:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

WAP: Life Or Death? By Brad Smith The Great WAP War may be over just as it was starting to get interesting. Then again, maybe the salvos have only begun. There was a storm of protest in several quarters when Geoworks Corp. announced Jan. 19 it was going to charge license fees to use its patented Wireless Application Protocol technology. Some analysts speculated that what Geoworks was doing was the probable death knell for the wireless data technology. Some members of the WAP Forum decried the decision as shortsighted. And Geoworks already is trying to sugar-coat its intentions, saying it never wanted to dampen the future of WAP services and products. But whether or not that holds water with WAP leaders will be hashed out at a forum meeting in Rome on Feb. 8. Geoworks says it will charge a $20,000 annual license fee for application companies with more than $1 million in revenue that use its WAP technology. It will charge a similar fee to WAP platform developers, plus a royalty of $1 per subscriber. Geoworks maintains the fees are allowed under the WAP Forum's "fair and reasonable" guidelines and says it will consider waiving fees for small developers. After Geoworks announced the plan, developer message boards on the Internet immediately lit up like a Las Vegas casino. One WAP developer who runs the WAPWarp.com mailing list, Stephen Cook, posted an open letter to Geoworks asking if the potential negative effects of the license fees on WAP were worth the potential economic gains for the California wireless data company. "I am sure you will realize that such questions are of great interest to a developer community who even now are probably wondering whether their decision to invest in WAP as a technology was a wise one," Cook wrote. "I feel that your licensing terms will damage the growth of WAP as a standard." Ben Linder, marketing vice president for WAP Forum founder Phone.com Inc., says it was an "unfortunate and shortsighted" decision by Geoworks to even say it might charge WAP developers. Linder says Geoworks picked on the weakest player in the WAP chainthe developer and that the fee announcement runs against the unfettered spirit of the Internet itself. Linder vowed that the WAP Forum will make sure developers are not charged, while saying that license fees for patents are normal for use of intellectual property rights by non-developers such as handset and infrastructure manufacturers. That's potentially lucrative in itself because nearly every handset manufacturer plans a WAP phone and carriers need a WAP server. Some other WAP IPR license-holders, including Nokia and NEC Corp., say they are studying the licensing issue and will follow the WAP Forum guidelines. Nokia was only surprised that Geoworks made its position so public. NEC, which owns three of its own IPRs, says it hasn't decided if it will license the Geoworks technology. Geoworks, which saw its stock (GWRX on the Nasdaq) climb from $16.56 per share to $53 over a three-day period before settling back to about $30, insists it made the IPR announcement public because many WAP developers are not members of the WAP Forum and wouldn't know about licensing through normal channels. The company denied it issued the press release to drive up its stock price. Donald Ezzell, COO of Geoworks, also says the company's position will encourage and not stall WAP. Although admitting that the company's announcement might have been less than clear about developer fees, Ezzell insists "virtually all" developers would pay only a $25 processing fee. Whether or not that assurance salves the hurt feelings of developers remains to be seen, especially because Geoworks insists that its patent is an essential part not only of the WAP standard but also of the broader wireless markup language. Some developers blanch at the idea they would need the approval of Geoworks simply to write code. What would have happened to the expansion of the Internet, they ask, if Web developers had to get special permission to use its hypertext markup language? Answers to those questions may depend on whether the sides reach an armistice over fees or go on fighting. In that sense, the engraver may as well refrain from chiseling R.I.P. into the WAP headstone just yet. Wireless Week

To: LBstocks who wrote (6057)	2/1/2000 3:09:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Qualcomm Asks U.S. FCC for Wireless License Serving Southeast By Heather Fleming Phillips Qualcomm Asks U.S. FCC for Wireless License Serving Southeast Washington, Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Qualcomm Inc., developer of computer chips used in millions of cellular telephones, is asking federal regulators to set aside in an upcoming auction a wireless license so it can provide Internet services in the Southeast. A U.S. appeals court, siding with Qualcomm in a seven-year- old fight, last July found the company is entitled to a U.S. license to offer digital wireless phone service. The court also ordered the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to identify ''suitable spectrum'' for the company since the license Qualcomm sought was assigned to another company. It will have to pay for the license, at a 15 percent discount over similar licenses. San Diego-based Qualcomm has been in discussions with the FCC for several months, and the company is now formally proposing that it be granted a 20 megahertz license serving the southeastern U.S. at a discounted price. The license is one of 12 scheduled to be auctioned this spring, and can be used for high-speed Internet, phone and other advanced communications services. ''The spectrum identified . . . is the only suitable spectrum available,'' Qualcomm told the FCC in filing last week. Qualcomm shares climbed 9 1/8 to 136 1/8 in midafternoon trading.