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To: unrealistic_thoughts who wrote (67512)	8/13/2007 2:28:30 AM
From: Raglanroadie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197028

The blithering fools may try and spin this as a negative for Q but I thought NOK had valuable chipset IPR that Q needed? That darn IPR can't be all that valuable if they are going to divest themselves of it. To me this sounds like they are pushing a problem off to another entity that is desperate for any business no matter the margin. I know some have said BRCM is currently selling EDGE chips but if that were so why are they planning to ship in the second half of 08? In addition, WRT to EDGE, since Q long ago filed suit against NOK for EDGE patents could BRCM ever try and claim submarine subterfuge on the part of Q given their advanced knowledge of Q's claims on NOK? Also, since Q is only going after NOK are these patents implementation or essential? It seems to me that if they are implementation then Q just like BRCM can pick and choose who to sue with no regard to FRANDly obligations.

To: unrealistic_thoughts who wrote (67512)	8/13/2007 11:04:18 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197028

Nokia and cdmaOne UT, << Longtime investors will remember that NOKIA gave up on making IS-95 chips in the late 1990's. >> Any longtime investor who remembers that has faulty recall. Nokia did not "give up on making IS-95 chips in the late 1990's." Their first IS-95 handsets based on their own chipset design manufactured by TI were introduced on Sprint PCS in 1998 and were not good performers. In 2000, at the same time that they commenced development of their cdma2000 1xRTT chipset manufactured for them by TI they did a complete rework of their 'tri-mode' IS-95 cdmaOne chipset and internal and external CDMA antennas. Cheers - Eric -