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To: waitwatchwander who wrote (1079)	9/22/2007 10:10:33 AM
From: limtex	Respond to of 9129

NS - W-CDMA royalty rates and LTE IT suggests that Qualcomm's position in 802.16e is limited but presents a stronger position for technology advances that will impact 4G, and that Samsung owns the broadest field of OFDMA and related technologies used in WiMAX and LTE 4G. Meanwhile, according to ABI Research, one of the major factors that has kept average royalty rates very high in W-CDMA devices is because 12 companies own 80 percent of the essential IP, with four of those holding nearly 60 percent. In order to access essential patents, device vendors not among that top four are subject to cumulative royalty rates that can climb to 28.5 percent. eetimes.eu Best, L