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To: Rajala who wrote (16373)	10/13/1998 8:52:00 AM
From: Harvey Rosenkrantz	Respond to of 152472

Evidently the ITU may not certify a standard where there is a potential IPR problem. This will certainly delay wcdma unless an agreement is reached. Tuesday October 13, 7:30 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: QUALCOMM Incorporated QUALCOMM Provides IPR Position to ITU for Third-Generation Proposals - QUALCOMM Expresses Continued Support for Convergence - SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - news) today announced it has submitted a letter to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) indicating that it holds essential Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for several third-generation Radio Telecommunication Technology (RTT) proposals submitted for IMT-2000 based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology. In its letter, QUALCOMM confirmed it is willing to license its IPR with respect to the cdma2000 proposal submitted by the U.S. Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) on a non-discriminatory basis on reasonable terms and conditions in accordance with the ITU's patent policy. The letter also confirmed that QUALCOMM is unwilling to similarly commit to license its IPR for: the W-CDMA RTT proposals submitted by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) called UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) and its three derivatives; for the W-CDMA proposal submitted by Japan's Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB); for the CDMA II proposal submitted by Korea's Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA); and for the W-CDMA/NA proposal submitted by the U.S. T1P1- Wireless Mobile Services and Systems Technical Subcommittee. In the letter, QUALCOMM stated it will notify the ITU of its IPR position with respect to the remaining candidate RTT proposals at a later time. The ITU-R Task Group 8/1 is following a process to identify and recommend specific standards for the IMT-2000 radio interface. To date, several proposals have been submitted as candidates in accordance with this established process. However, pursuant to a letter issued by the ITU-R Director General on May 26, 1998, the ITU will not complete the process of evaluating and selecting submitted proposals unless all essential IPR holders for those proposals either waive all rights to their IPR, or commit to license their IPR on a non-discriminatory basis on reasonable terms and conditions in accordance with the ITU's patent policy. Patent policies are employed by standards bodies to avoid spending time and resources evaluating proposals that lack a clear path to commercialization. QUALCOMM supports achieving a single, converged standard for all proposed 3G CDMA technologies that have been submitted to the ITU for consideration as candidates for IMT-2000. In August, QUALCOMM clearly presented this position in a letter to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). In the letter, QUALCOMM stated it holds essential IPR to ETSI's proposed RTT candidate submission and that QUALCOMM would license its IPR only on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms for standards meeting a set of technical criteria based on three fairness principles which support convergence of all proposed 3G CDMA technologies. The fairness principles are: 1.A single, converged worldwide CDMA standard should be selected for 3G; 2.The converged CDMA standard must accommodate equally the two dominant network standards in use today (IS-41 and GSM-MAP); and 3.Disputes on specific technological points should be resolved by selecting the proposal that either is demonstrably superior in terms of performance, features, or cost, or, in the case of alternatives with no demonstrable material difference, the choice that is most compatible with existing technology. ''QUALCOMM believes that all parties can and should work together toward a converged third-generation CDMA standard that treats existing investments fairly,'' said Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs, chairman and CEO, QUALCOMM Incorporated. ''To date, QUALCOMM has licensed more than 60 leading telecommunications manufacturers worldwide for cdmaOne(TM), evidence of QUALCOMM's reasonable terms and conditions. With a commitment to convergence through an acceptance of the three fairness principles, today's manufacturers, operators and consumers will benefit from a smooth migration path to third-generation services involving the least amount of cost and risk.''

To: Rajala who wrote (16373)	10/13/1998 11:02:00 AM
From: Greg B.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

rajala, I believe you didn't listen to the call. What is really interesting is that you came here to debate lacking good ammunition. You make noise because of a few posts expressing "satisfaction" and "no substance" over the recent conference call. A post summarized notes taken during the call. That post contained substance. Were you expecting someone to post a complete transcript, followed by detailed analysis? Too bad there was no further banter on the topic so you could take the author's ideas out of context and "beat them on the head" with their stick. <g> You see, when you don't provide all the vital information in this forum, you spot misinformed individuals. (Of course, I'm not suggesting that there is a conspiracy to do so. <g>) For instance, you suggest that the second fairness principle would be met with disapproval by the TDMA camp. Well the second principle has nothing to do with the TDMA camp, since it talks about a "converged CDMA" standard. If it read a "single global standard," then many have cause for concern. This point was brought up during the conference call. It is also unfortunate to note that the GSM Alliance and some manufacturer worked the UWCC up into a paranoid frenzy over the same misconception. Sometimes I wonder why didn't a UWCC representative contact the right person before letting this embarrassment go public. Nobody in charge of the decision is going to sign anything this ambivalent unless they smoke the other brand. Are you afraid if they smoke the other brand, they might switch? Nothing wrong with testing. Network operators like testing, especially if they are considering a big bucks investment. IMO important point about the proverb is that the others see the bamboo stick. Its not concealed. Actually, this situation reminds me more of another proverb about giving someone as much rope needed to... All in good fun. Cheers, Greg