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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (35931)	12/4/2000 9:46:43 AM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Frank, I think the news about the cross-licensing agreement between TI and Q is tremendous. TI is the leading provider of DSPs. Having that compnay so strongly in the value chain is a big development. The agreement is evidence of additional control that Q has over its value chain. (I'm not ignoring that Q is also part of TI's value chain.) I remember that as much as two years ago there was serious discussion about which companies would be desired as major partners with Qualcomm. The sort of agreement that now exists with Texas Instruments was near the top of the wish list. You highlighted the fact that the agreement involves all wireless standards. I think the importance of that is that it makes it easier for Qualcomm to supply multi-mode integrated circuits which, in turn, make it possible for consumer electronics manufacturers to build handsets using Qualcomm's advanced technology. The multi-mode handsets will allow an end user to roam among different cell technologies without dropping the call. Thanks for showing us the press release. I had not seen it. --Mike Buckley