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qualcomm 2006 23
QUALCOMM accelerates
licensees’ time-to-market.
business units: qtl
we have enabled as many vendors as possible
to participate in the wireless marketplace.
The idea has worked. The average selling price
(ASP) for a second-generation CDMA wireless
handset just 10 years ago was approximately
$800. Today, the ASP for all CDMA (WCDMA
and CDMA2000) wireless handsets is less
than $225.
QUALCOMM has the most widely
licensed intellectual property
portfolio in the wireless industry.
what’s next?
Our company has achieved success and main-
tained competitiveness in part due to our
relentless focus on innovation. We believe that
our future lies in integrating different airlinks
and maximizing them for the proper application.
This includes not only CDMA technologies, but
also complementary and emerging technologies
like OFDMA. And this year, we have invested
approximately $1.5 billion in R&D focused on
air-interface technology, chipset development
and software platform capabilities.
our research and development adds
value to the industry
By investing heavily in R&D and then licensing
substantial amounts of our patented innova-
tions to our partners in the industry, QUALCOMM
makes it much easier for wireless equipment
manufacturers to become competitive without
having to make large expenditures on their
own R&D programs.
The result of our business model is a very
competitive environment that helps new
manufacturers enter the market and enables
a wide array of new products and features
for consumers.
More information about QUALCOMM Technology Licensing
is available at www.qualcomm.com/qtl.
Issued Issued and Applied
Sep 2005
5,100
Sep 2006
1,900
25,800
7,400
Granted Granted and Applied
Sep 2006
Our Intellectual Property Position
cumulative u.s. patents (Approximated Numbers) cumulative foreign patents
1,500
4,100