QUALCOMM Makes First CDMA2000 1X Call Using radioOne Direct Conversion Technology; Historic Milestone for CDMA and Future of Mobile Communications

Business Wire, Jan 7, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002

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(TM) Zero Intermediate Frequency (Zero IF) technology and the MSM6000(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) 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(TM) baseband chips. The first-generation radioOne chipset consists of the RFT6100(TM), RFR6000(TM) and RFL6000(TM) 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.

An entry-cost solution, the MSM6000 device significantly reduces radio BOM costs and improves handset standby-time up to 50 percent over IS-95A/B while still enabling standard multimedia features such as Compact Media Extension (CMX(TM)) with MIDI sound synthesizer software, voice recognition and support for Removable Universal Identity Module (R-UIM) cards. The MSM6000 solution supports two-way Short Messaging Service (SMS) applications and data rates of up to 14.4 kilobits per second (kbps), and is compliant with IS-2000 Release 0, which addresses key attributes of network voice capacity improvements and significantly extended standby times. This solution will allow manufacturers and operators to meet the needs of subscribers who require voice and basic data capabilities with the option to easily upgrade -- using the same network -- to higher-tier CDMA2000 handsets, features and services.

The MSM6050 chipset and system software is QCT's highly integrated next-generation CDMA2000 1X product, which will offer increased processing power in a mid-tier third-generation (3G) solution that doubles system voice capacity over previous IS-95A/B solutions and supports data rates of up to 153 kbps. The MSM6050 solution also offers gpsOne(TM) position location capabilities and the advanced feature set of QCT's Wireless Internet Launchpad(TM) suite of technologies, offering a rich mixture of multimedia, connectivity, position location, user interface and storage capabilities.

Both the MSM6000 and MSM6050 chips support QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW(TM)) applications platform.

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(TM), 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(R) e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(R) and OmniExpress(R). 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(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.