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HDR is to wireless Internet
access as CDMA is to
wireless voice service.
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT…
MARKET DRIVERS
Speed and bandwidth are key to
giving people the data and Internet
applications they want. QUALCOMM’s
High Data Rate (HDR) technology
and the next generation of digital
wireless technology, called “3G,”
are expected to break that speed
barrier wide open. QUALCOMM engi-
neers are preparing the chipsets
and software that can launch the
new standard. But being innovative
means being there first. We’re
commercializing a wireless data
solution right now to offer 3G
benefits sooner. HDR is a versatile
high-capacity, high-speed wireless
telecommunications technology
that can change the way people
will access the Internet. HDR works
on existing 1.25 MHz channel net-
works and optimizes data packets
at speeds up to 2.4 Mbps. It can
overlay existing wireless networks
or work as a stand-alone system.
It works on fixed, portable, and
mobile applications. And it’s another
example of QUALCOMM’s innovative
thinking. We’re meeting the high
speed challenge head on… and
we’re not waiting for the next
generation to do it. HDR is to wireless Internet
access as CDMA is to
wireless voice service.
9.6 kbps 28.8 kbps 56 kbps 128 kbps 384 kbps 2 + Mbps
Rare Internet
use, only in
text modes
First useful
speed for
graphics Makes the web
experience
easy and fun,
even full web
pages, some
downloads
Fast enough
for large
downloads
and multi-
media
Close to
office LAN
experience,
almost full
network
transparency
HDR–
Full Internet
experience
DATA RATE EVOLUTION