Qualcomm's TD-SCDMA patent claims bear more weight as China moves closer to deployments.(News)

RCR Wireless News, March, 2006

Byline: JONI MORSE Now that the Chinese government has sanctioned its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology as the preferred third-generation technology of the land, and with precious 3G licenses about to be granted to Chinese operators, Qualcomm Inc.'s claims on TD-SCDMA products bear more weight.

The CDMA developer said it signed a W-CDMA and TD-SCDMA modem card and router license agreement with 4G Systems GmbH, a German wireless developer and supplier. Qualcomm said that under the royalty-bearing agreement, it granted 4G a license to develop, manufacture and sell W-CDMA and TD-SCDMA modem card and router products. Regarding royalties, Qualcomm stated that 4G would pay Qualcomm's standard rates, which the company says "are the same irrespective of...

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