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20 qualcomm 2006
solutions for the mass market
This year we continued to focus on low-cost
chips for the emerging markets, driving
volume and enabling competitive entry-level
handsets in emerging markets. Part of the
driving force behind the growth of CDMA
technology in these markets is the growing
demand for functionality that only 3G CDMA-
based handsets can offer. To meet that need,
11 wireless device manufacturers are currently
designing handsets based on our new single-
chip solution.
Helping to expand the WCDMA market, we
sampled the entry-level MSM6245™ WCDMA
and MSM6260™ HSDPA chipsets. Driving the
proliferation of mass-market WCDMA devices
and the migration from 2G to 3G, these solutions
deliver a competitive time-to-market advan-
tage to our manufacturing partners.
Meanwhile, more than 10 device manufacturers
are now designing products incorporating our
ultra-fast HSUPA chipset, and this year we
began HSUPA interoperability testing with
several major infrastructure providers.
We also demonstrated WCDMA in the 900-
megahertz spectrum band, which will help
network operators deploy advanced wireless
services using existing spectrum.
smart technologies
QCT continues to redene mobile capabilities
by delivering industry-leading solutions.
Our Convergence Platform MSM7xxx™-series
chipsets are seeing strong traction, and
the rst commercial devices are expected
next year.
Bringing mobile broadband to more users
around the world, we are building on our
technology leadership in CDMA2000 and
WCDMA with the industry’s rst EV-DO
Rev. A and HSUPA chipsets sampling this year.
More information about QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies
is available at www.3gchipsets.com.
Solutions for a wireless world.
Mobile Processing Power Is Signicantly Increasing
qualcomm chipsets have evolved into power-efficient designs that deliver
unparalleled processing power
millions of instructions per second (mips)
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