QUALCOMM Equips 300 Million Mobile Handsets Worldwide with GPS
Written by QUALCOMM
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Company Marks Milestone in Enabling Navigation, Community and Personal Location Services on Cell Phones
SAN DIEGO — August 14, 2007 — QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA ) and other advanced wireless technologies, today
marked a milestone in the adoption of the Company's gpsOne®
position-location technology. More than 300 million mobile handsets
worldwide have now been shipped with the gpsOne solution, helping the
wireless industry meet worldwide user demand for accurate, easy-to-use
location services on mobile devices.
“QUALCOMM powers the majority of mobile location services that have
been deployed thus far, and this milestone reflects the accelerated
expansion of GPS capabilities on mobile handsets using QUALCOMM's
gpsOne solution,” said Jason Bremner, senior director of product
management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. “We anticipate even stronger
growth in the upcoming years as new mobile-based applications such as
location-aware shopping, friend finder and community-type location
services become more mainstream in consumers' daily lifestyles.”
The gpsOne solution is the most widely deployed position-location
solution in the world. It currently provides the position-location
technology behind the majority of location services offered by more
than 50 major network operators worldwide. Supporting Assisted-GPS and
Standalone-GPS modes, as well as gpsOneXTRA™ Assistance technology for
enhanced Standalone-GPS performance, the gpsOne solution is integrated
into most of QUALCOMM's Mobile Station Modem™ (MSM™) chipsets to enable
manufacturers to more cost effectively offer positioning capabilities
on wireless devices. Numerous leading developers have taken advantage
of the gpsOne solution on MSM chipsets to offer a wide range of
compelling applications currently available on global wireless
networks.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and
services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered
in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and
is a 2007 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under
the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news
release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully
design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components
on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which
gpsOne-based services are deployed by network operators, the extent and
speed to which gpsOne technology is adopted by handset manufacturers,
change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company
serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the
Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 24, 2006, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and gpsOne are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
Mobile Station Modem, MSM and gpsOneXTRA are trademarks of QUALCOMM
Incorporated. CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA USA). All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
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