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Since its founding in San Diego,
California in 1985, QUALCOMM has
been at the heart of the digital wire-
less communications revolution. A
company of engineers, scientists
and business professionals, today
QUALCOMM has become a major inter-
national organization, distinguished by
its entrepreneurial spirit and a track
record of delivering on its promises.
taking the risk to deliver
on a vision
In the business world, not every idea
is accepted into the market quickly.
Such was the case when Company
founder Dr. Irwin Jacobs and a small
group of like-minded people set out
to commercialize a different kind of
wireless technology called CDMA.
The QUALCOMM team understood that
CDMA represented a better way of
delivering wireless services. It provided
a higher-quality user experience and
was more effi cient than existing wire-
less technologies, promising signifi cant
competitive and economic benefi ts for
operators with the foresight to adopt
the technology. Indeed this solution
represented a signifi cant opportunity
for all involved: manufacturers, network
operators and consumers.
It took many years of development,
testing and fi eld trials before CDMA
became widely accepted. It was a new
concept after all, and at that time
QUALCOMM was a relatively unknown
company. Not to be deterred, the
QUALCOMM team held true to its
vision and committed its resources
to innovating the new technology.
with a history of
vision and leadership
1989:
A Big Idea
QUALCOMM proposes
CDMA as a more effi cient,
higher-quality wireless
technology.
1993:
Setting a New Standard
CDMA is adopted as a
North American digital
cellular standard.
1985:
A New Company
QUALCOMM is
founded.
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execution
1988:
First Product Launch
The OmniTRACS® system
greatly improves
communications for
truck fl eets.
20 years
of driving
industry
progress
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