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14 qualcomm 2006
Use of wireless data comes of age.
In other growing wireless markets worldwide,
we’re seeing favorable regulatory shifts that
could lead to growth opportunities for our
technologies on alternative frequency bands,
such as CDMA450 in Latin America and WCDMA
in the 900-megahertz spectrum in Europe.
China’s potential CDMA450 market will drama-
tically affect the CDMA450 ecosystem. There
were launches of CDMA450 networks this
year in Latin America, Southeast Asia and
Europe. Russia is rapidly embracing this
technology and there are now 32 CDMA450
operators nationwide.
Our global development team opened an ofce
in Johannesburg, South Africa this year to
support our growing presence in 27 countries
across the continent. The Johannesburg ofce
will serve as a strategic center for QUALCOMM
operations in this important region.
markets embracing next-generation
technologies
Our CDMA2000 partners are quickly moving
to higher-speed EV-DO solutions, which are
capable of supporting more advanced, data-
intensive applications and services. For our
WCDMA partners, HSDPA is the next step in
advanced technology. As of November, there
were an estimated 51 EV-DO and 25 HSDPA
commercial operators around the world.
Cingular Wireless launched the rst commer-
cial HSDPA network in late 2005, with service
extended to 115 major cities as of September
2006. South Korea’s KTF is implementing HSDPA,
with coverage to 84 cities planned by the rst
calendar quarter of 2007. And in Japan, the
country’s largest wireless operator, NTT
DoCoMo, deployed HSDPA in Tokyo, with plans
to serve 70 percent of the nation by early 2007.
QUALCOMM Is Well Positioned to Meet Market Trends
1
GSM Association, February 2006
Our segmented technology
roadmap addresses the
breadth of market needs.
We are enabling many new
low-cost devices through
innovations like our
QUALCOMM Single Chip
Solution (QSC) and via
various supply initiatives.
Our company develops and
sells the most advanced
chipsets on the market for
high-speed wireless, including
support for both EV-DO and
HSDPA network deployments.
Our strong partnerships with
wireless operators and our
low-cost high-feature devices
are helping speed the rapid
transition to advanced
wireless networks.
handset
segmentation
Specic market needs
include voice, imaging,
video, music and email.
emerging markets
A signicant portion of the
next one billion subscribers
will come from areas of the
world that are currently
underserved by wireless.1
data
Consumers and enterprises
are demanding multimedia
services in their wireless
phones and 3G-embedded
laptops.
migration from 2g to 3g
Legacy networks in Europe
and in emerging markets
are upgrading their systems
to increase efciency and
improve services.
trend
qualcomm
position