AirPrime and Sprint PCS Complete Successful Testing of CDMA Springboard Module for the Handspring Visor Using Latest QUALCOMM Integrated Circuit.Business/Technology Editors SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 3G cdma2000 1x-Ready SB3000 Module to Deliver 14.4 kbps Data/Voice Today, 144 kbps Data/Voice at 3G cdma2000 1x Network Rollout AirPrime, Inc., a leading provider of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless voice and data products to the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and market, today announced that it has successfully completed field testing approvals for its 3G (Third-Generation packet-switching technology) cdma2000 1x-ready wireless voice/data module for the Handspring(TM) Visor(TM) family of handheld computers. The tests were made in cooperation with Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PCS), at its Systems Test and Integration Center in Lenexa, Kansas Lenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 43,434 in the year 2005.[] It is the fourth most populous city in the county. . AirPrime's Springboard(TM) module, the SB3000, incorporates QUALCOMM's (Nasdaq: QCOM QCOM Qualcomm, Inc. (stock symbol) ) newest MSM MSM - Micronetics Standard MUMPS 5105(TM) integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for and systems software, which sampled in December of last year. The MSM5105 solution supports 3G cdma2000 1x data rates of 144 kbps and is backward compatible with IS-95A/B A/B Airborne A/B Afterburner (jet engines) A/B Air Blast A/B Answerback A/B Auto-brake A/B Air Bus A/B Afterburning at data rates of 14.4/64 kbps today. When wireless carriers upgrade their networks, beginning in early 2002, data rates of 144 kbps are expected to become available. Because the SB3000 incorporates 3G 1x chip technology, people will be able to gracefully transition to higher wireless data speeds on their Handspring Visor and enjoy a rich wireless Internet browsing experience without having to purchase additional hardware. A live demonstration of the SB3000-equipped Handspring Visor will be on display at the AirPrime booth (No. 7949) during the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. (CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. ) show, March 20-22 at the Las Vegas Sands Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) is a casino resort company based in Las Vegas, Nevada and majority owned by one of the world's richest men, Sheldon Adelson. Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson, the world's sixth richest man, has said that his company will soon be Expo and Convention Center. The live demonstration will be conducted using the Sprint PCS nationwide wireless network. "By working closely with Sprint PCS and QUALCOMM, AirPrime has developed a product that not only delivers leading edge wireless connectivity for people using Handspring (Nasdaq: HAND) Visors today, but also takes advantage of Sprint's advanced 3G 1x network as soon as it is available," said Mark Steele, AirPrime's Senior Vice President of Product and Program Management. "Delivering an upgradeable 3G 1x wireless platform is important as we demand more from future, converged mobile devices and services," said John Garcia, Senior Vice President for Sales and Distribution for Sprint PCS. "These tests are the first involving the new QUALCOMM MSM5105 chip and the first step in delivering a device like the SB3000 that is sure to be a part of Sprint PCS' expanding data connectivity solutions." "We are extremely pleased to see the fast progress made by AirPrime and Sprint PCS with our new MSM5105 integrated circuit and systems software," said Johan Lodenius, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "In little more than two months form first samples and software, the AirPrime team has successfully integrated our latest 3G 1x technology into the SB3000 and made a significant step towards commercialization on the nationwide Sprint PCS network." The completion of the tests is a significant milestone and positions AirPrime as one the first companies to supply a 3G 1x-capable wireless data module to the OEM computing market. AirPrime's focus on CDMA-based technology allows it to rapidly innovate and help its OEM customers reach the market in less time. AirPrime will provide SB3000 modules to its lead OEM partners for evaluation and application development during Q2, 2001. The modules will be branded and sold by AirPrime's OEM customers. CDMA is the fastest growing and most popular wireless air interface in North America. Current IS95A networks support 14.4 kbps while IS95B networks in Asia support 64 kbps. Future deployments of CDMA 3G Technology (cdma2000 1x, cdma2000 1xEV) will support data speeds from 144 kbps to 2.4 Mbps. Analysts expect that wireless data subscribers will surpass one billion by 2005 as the world continues to migrate toward 3G technology. About AirPrime Inc. AirPrime Inc. is a leading supplier of high-speed, CDMA (code division multiple access) wireless access solutions to the OEM (original equipment manufacturing) market. Under a full CDMA subscriber license from QUALCOMM, AirPrime is focused exclusively on providing the optimal current and next-generation wireless access products to OEMs for use in handheld devices, notebook PCs, and Internet appliances. AirPrime's wireless products will also be used in telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. and emerging applications. A private, venture-backed company, AirPrime is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with additional development offices in San Diego and has a sales presence in existing and emerging markets around the world. For more information please visit http://www.airprime.com. About Sprint PCS Sprint is a world-class global communications company - at the forefront of integrating wireline and wireless communications services. Sprint is a large carrier of Internet traffic and a leader in broadband communications. Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and provides a portfolio of advanced data communications services. Sprint operates the largest 100-percent digital, 100-percent PCS, nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serves the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint has $23 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 23 million business and residential customers. Except for historical information contained herein, this news release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended September 26, 1999, and most recent Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . About QUALCOMM QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas include CDMA integrated circuits and system software; technology licensing; the Binary Run-time Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW(TM)) applications development platform; Eudora(R) e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(R) and OmniExpress(TM). QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 100 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2000 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (R) under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors QCOM. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Handspring, Visor and Springboard are trademarks of Handspring, Inc. |
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