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To: foundation who wrote (17879)	1/8/2002 11:48:14 AM
From: Ibexx	Respond to of 196445

QUALCOMM: Qualcomm makes first CDMA2000 1X call using radioOne direct conversion technology M2 COMMUNICATIONS , 1/8/2002 8:13:00 AM Jan 08, 2002 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the world's first call using the QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) radioOne Zero Intermediate Frequency (Zero IF) technology and the MSM6000 Mobile Station Modem (MSM) CDMA2000 1X chipset. The radioOne Zero IF architecture eliminates the need for IF components including IF integrated circuits (ICs), IF Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) filters and IF voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) thereby reducing printed circuit board (PCB) area and Bill of Material (BOM) costs for future wireless handsets and other devices, enabling more cost-effective multimode, multi-band phones. The call was placed from Don Schrock, president of QCT, to Dr. Irwin Jacobs, QUALCOMM Chairman and CEO, at the Company's headquarters in San Diego, Calif. "This first live call using radioOne technology represents a major historic milestone for CDMA and future multimode, multi-band terminals," said Don Schrock. "The radioOne solution demonstrates QCT's dedication to the continued improvements in both RF and CDMA wireless technology worldwide,as well as the depth and capabilities of our engineering staff." Calls were made using radioOne technology with both the MSM6000 and MSM6050 baseband chips. The first-generation radioOne chipset consists of the RFT6100, RFR6000 and RFL6000 chips, which perform the receive and transmit functions for CDMA2000 1X wireless devices while eliminating all IF components. When combined with QCT's MSM6000 or MSM6050 baseband processors, the radioOne chipset forms a complete CDMA2000 1X solution, from radio frequency (RF) to baseband. Sampling of the initial QCT radioOne Zero IF solution is expected to begin in the first quarter of calendar year 2002. QCT (www.cdmatech.com), a division of QUALCOMM Incorporated, is a developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets, hardware and software solutions, and tools, with 175 million cumulative shipments of MSM chips worldwide. QCT offers wireless position location technology by SnapTrack, a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM. 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.; 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 CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; the BREW applications platform; Eudora e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS and OmniExpress. QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 100 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2001 FORTUNE 500 company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market 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 the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, 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 30, 2001 and most recent Form 10-Q. CONTACT: Anita Hix, CDMA Technologies Public Relations Tel: +1 858 658 5879 Fax: +1 858 845 7435 e-mail: ahix@qualcomm.com Hannah Wythe, Burson-Marsteller Tel: +44 (0)20 7300 6174 Fax: +44 (0)20 7300 6493 e-mail: hannah_wythe@uk.bm.com 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. (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ibexx

To: foundation who wrote (17879)	1/8/2002 1:41:08 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 196445

Ben, << Lots of Sync Channel stuff - Looks like a majority will press for Sync Channel fix in Release A - Sprint, understandably, is pushing hard... Looks like nearly everyone against Korea... >> Looking at the votes from 12/28/2001 I would say that was the case. I've summarized after this excerpt from the Draft Summary of 3GPP2 TSG-C Meeting for 28 December 2001 conference call. Standing staunch in opposition to the optional fix are ETRI, the 3 Korean carriers, 4 Korean vendors, and PrairieComm. KDDI, NEC & Matsushita/Panasonic, LinkAir, and Tantivy are politely abstaining. All others including Qualcomm are in favor of the optional fix to get Rev A v.5 published. >> The Sync Channel AdHoc Report (C00-20011228-003) was presented by the Sync Channel AdHoc Chair, Rick Ross (Sprint PCS). This report indicated that testing had confirmed that there were indeed problems with running Release 0 mobiles on the new software with the Sync Channel fix. However, Motorola recommended solutions that would mitigate those problems but there was insufficient time to test those recommendations. The AdHoc also reported that LGE and Samsung indicated that no test criteria was acceptable to them so that no consensus had been reached on the resolution of the Sync Channel issue. The Sync Channel AdHoc report noted that the Sync Channel fix is optional to all carriers for both cdma2000 Revision A and Revision B. Therefore, this fix should not be deployed in Korea if known problems exist. The Korean carriers indicated that they would consider the Sync Channel fix to be mandatory if it is included in the next releases of cdma2000. • Based on the results of the Sync Channel AdHoc report, the Chair recommended that both cdma2000 Revision A and Revision B be released without the Sync Channel fix. This recommendation was supported by LGE. However, this recommendation was not acceptable to Sprint PCS and Alltel. • LGE made a motion that TSG-C immediately release cdma2000 Revision A and Revision B without any changes for resolution of the Sync Channel issue. The motion was seconded by LG Telecom. Based on a request by Lucent, quorum was reconfirmed and the Secretary noted that 32 votes (including proxies) were available to be cast. The results of the vote were as summarized below: • Yes 9 • No 15 • Abstain 8 The vote was valid (the number of votes for and against exceeded 50% of the votes available to be cast) but the motion did not achieve the necessary 71% level. Therefore, the motion failed. VOTE-011228-01 The Chair then declared a deadlock on this issue and closed on discussion on this subject until the Vancouver meeting. However, he subsequently allowed the discussion to continue. • Lucent made the motion that “TSG-C immediately release cdma2000 Revision A and Revision B with the Sync Channel fix included.” The motion was seconded by Sprint PCS. Based on the opposition by LGE, LG Telecom, and Samsung, a roll call vote was held. The results of the vote were as summarized below: • Yes 18 • No 9 • Abstain 5 The vote was valid (the number of votes for and against exceeded 50% of the votes available to be cast) but the motion did not achieve the necessary 71% level. Therefore, the motion failed. VOTE-011228-02 • The Chair again deferred all discussions until the January 2002 meeting in Vancouver, BC. << VOTE-011228-02 Voting In Favor of the release of A&B with the Fix (18): Alltel - Bell Mobility - Cambia Networks - Denso - Ericsson - Kyocera - Leap Wireless - Lucent - Motorola - Nextel - Nokia - Nortel Networks - Qualcomm - Sirf Technology - Texas Instruments - Toshiba - Verizon Wireless - Sprint PCS Voting Against the release of A&B with the Fix (9): ETRI - Hyundai - KT Freetel - LG Electronics - LG Telecom - PrairieComm - Samsung - Serome Technology - SK Telecom Abstaining: (5) KDDI - Linkair - Matsushita/Panasonic - NEC - Tantivy - Eric -