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enabling the world’s most advanced
wireless networks
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execution
wireless solutions
and support
QUALCOMM’s global development
teams are working with wireless net-
work operators around the world to
help them deploy, optimize and upgrade
their networks to take advantage of 3G
capabilities. In addition to offering chip-
sets and system software, QUALCOMM
works with operators on defi ning fea-
ture sets that help differentiate their
services. As part of this collaboration,
the Company also provides network
and interopera bility testing.
multiple migration paths
Demand for high-speed wireless appli-
cations and services is growing rapidly,
and QUALCOMM offers existing and
future product road maps for making
economic and effi cient wireless net-
work and service transitions.
For CDMA2000 operators around
the world, EV-DO is the high-speed
data evolution of choice. It offers a
cost-effective wide-area wireless
broadband solution with data speeds
that enable the effi cient delivery
of new Internet protocol-based
mobile capabilities.
For GSM operators migrating to 3G
CDMA, QUALCOMM developed the
world’s fi rst commercially available,
fully integrated WCDMA (UMTS)*
chipset solution.
With its multimode, data-enabled
WCDMA chipsets, QUALCOMM contin-
ues to enhance wireless products
that accelerate the growth of WCDMA
while making the most of operators’
existing network investments.
Commercially launched in late 2005,
HSDPA is an evolution of existing
WCDMA networks that provides a
powerful boost in data rates and an
increase in overall network capacity
analogous to what EV-DO provided to
CDMA2000. It allows wireless users
to receive high-quality video and
audio, quickly browse graphics-heavy
websites, and run other advanced appli-
cations on their mobile handsets.
dmmx and hmmx
In the fall, QUALCOMM announced
its DMMX (DO Multicarrier Multilink
eXtensions) and HMMX (HSDPA
Multicarrier Multilink eXtensions)
platforms to support the long-term
road maps of EV-DO and HSDPA.
The Company’s DMMX and HMMX
platforms are a set of technology
and product innovations based on
three fundamental pillars:
> 3GPP2 and 3GPP standards-based
enhancements to EV-DO and HSDPA.
> QUALCOMM-developed techniques
for improving capacity and speed that
do not require changes to current or
proposed standards.
> Chips and software enabling the con-
current operation of multiple radio links
such as CDMA, TDM and OFDM–all work-
ing in a backward-compatible manner.
>
dmmx and hmmx represent
qualcomm’s road map for
innovation, supporting our
customers and partners
through the year mmx–or
2010–and beyond.
The DMMX and HMMX platforms will
not only signifi cantly improve the
performance of 3G CDMA technology,
they will also enable operators to deploy
networks and devices that combine
different technologies optimized for
specifi c services, all used con currently
in a manner transparent to consumers.
* WCDMA is referred to in Europe as Universal Mobile Telephone Service (UMTS)