QUALCOMM to supply Northern Telecom with CDMA equipment and services for nationwide PCS network.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 1996--QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :QCOM QCOM Qualcomm, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a leader in wireless communications and the developer of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. ) technology, will supply Northern Telecom (Nortel) with 1900 MHz digital infrastructure equipment and RF services as part of Nortel's $1 billion award by Sprint Telecommunications Venture (STV). Nortel's purchase of QUALCOMM services and equipment for use in the STV PCS network is valued at approximately $200 million, and is contingent on successful completion of financing with STV. "Sprint Telecommunications Venture has selected CDMA as the best technology for its customers, and has selected Nortel/QUALCOMM because of our excellent product architecture and CDMA network expertise," said Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs Irwin Mark Jacobs, Sc.D. (born October 18, 1933 in New Bedford, Massachusetts), is an electrical engineer and the chairman of QUALCOMM. Dr. Jacobs earned his bachelors of science degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1956, and his S.M. and Sc.D. , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of QUALCOMM. "This very significant award established the Nortel/QUALCOMM CDMA system design and partnership as a major force in the personal communications industry." QUALCOMM has a strategic relationship with Nortel to jointly design, develop and manufacture complete CDMA networks for mobile and wireless local loop applications. Nortel will purchase part of its requirements for base station and base station controller equipment from QUALCOMM for integration into turnkey CDMA systems covering STV's 17 Major Trading Areas (MTAs). These systems will provide advanced digital Personal Communications Services See PCS. (PCS) to more than 60 million potential subscribers in the southeastern and south central United States The South Central United States, South Central states, or Midsouth is a region of the United States located in the south central part of the country. It evolved out of the archaic southwest, which originally was literally the western U.S. South. . QUALCOMM will also support Nortel's planning, design, testing and installation of the STV nationwide network. "Nortel's award places QUALCOMM firmly in the CDMA infrastructure business and allows us to fully launch our manufacturing capabilities," said Ron Foerster, senior vice president and general manager of Wireless Infrastructure Products for QUALCOMM. "Our objective is to work closely with Nortel to ship equipment as STV acquires sites. This will help speed network build-out and meet STV's goal of offering service to its customers beginning in late 1996." "The collaborative efforts of Nortel and QUALCOMM ensures that STV's PCS network will define the state-of-the-art in CDMA wireless communications," said Tom Brewster, general manager for CDMA Systems for Nortel. "We look forward to continuing to work with QUALCOMM to successfully build and deploy the STV nationwide network." With headquarters in San Diego, QUALCOMM develops, manufactures, markets, licenses and operates advanced communications systems and products based on its proprietary digital wireless technologies. The company's primary product areas are the OmniTRACS system (a geostationary satellite-based, mobile communications system providing two-way data and position reporting services), CDMA wireless communications systems and products and, in conjunction with others, the development of the Globalstar low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite communications system. Other company products include the Eudora Pro electronic mail software, VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. components, and communications equipment and systems for government and commercial customers worldwide. Note to Editors: OmniTRACs is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Inc. Globalstar is a trademark of Globalstar, L.P. Eudora is a registered trademark of the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
CONTACT: QUALCOMM Inc., San Diego Corporate Communications Julie Cunningham, 619/658-4224 (phone) 619/658-1434 (fax) juliec@qualcomm.com (e-mail) Investor Relations Molly Foerster, 619/658-4844 |
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