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03
QUALCOMM CDMA TECHNOLOGIES
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGY LICENSING
QUALCOMM CONSUMER PRODUCTS
QUALCOMM DIGITAL MEDIA,
EUDORA AND HDR
* Code Division Multiple Access technology is the digital wireless communications technology pioneered by
QUALCOMM that has become a recognized world standard for the telecommunications industry.
QCT
QTL
QW S
QCP
QDM
QUALCOMM WIRELESS SYSTEMS AND
WIRELESS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
QCT is a leading developer
and supplier of CDMA* chip-
sets and software solutions
for wireless voice and data
products. The division
provides manufacturers
with tools and support to
make small, fast and func-
tional digital wireless phones
and network infrastructure
equipment. To date, more
than 200 million chips have
been shipped to CDMA man-
ufacturers worldwide.
QTL generates fees and
ongoing royalties from
the worldwide sales by
QUALCOMM licensees of
CDMA phones, chipsets,
infrastructure and test
equipment. Many of our
licensees are now contri-
buting to worldwide CDMA
growth using QUALCOMM
intellectual property rights.
QWS includes two busi-
nesses. Wireless Business
Solutions is responsible for
the OmniTRACS®family of
information management
systems for the transporta-
tion industry. Wireless
Systems provides gateways,
phones and contract ser-
vices primarily for the
Globalstar™ system.
QCP designs, markets
and manufactures CDMA
digital wireless phones
that incorporate a variety
of features and crystal clear
voice clarity. QUALCOMM
Personal Electronics, our
joint venture with Sony
Electronics, is one of the
world’s largest manufactur-
ers of CDMA digital phones.
QUALCOMM announced the
sale of its phone business
to Kyocera Corporation of
Japan in December of 1999.
QDM develops enabling
technologies for processing
digital media, including a
digital cinema delivery
system for motion picture
distributors. QDM also devel-
ops technology and products
for the U.S. Government,
including secure CDMA
wireless phones with net
broadcast capability and
end-to-end encryption.
Eudora®
, our highly popular
e-mail software, is now mar-
keted in three user-selected
modes. And we continue to
develop and commercialize
our HDR technology to offer
high-capacity, high-speed
wireless data applications.