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SpatialNews.com Press Release
200 Million Mobile Handsets Feature GPS by QUALCOMM
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple
Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today announced that a
total of more than 200 million mobile handsets worldwide have shipped
featuring the Company's gpsOne(R) Assisted-GPS technology. gpsOne technology
supports a wide range of compelling location services that include a variety
of consumer, business and personal safety applications. These location
services are made possible by the ubiquitous and accurate positioning of the
gpsOne solution, the most widely deployed GPS-based location technology in the
world.
"More than 200 million GPS-enabled handsets have shipped over the past few
years, demonstrating that consumers are increasingly demanding location
services on the wireless device that most carry with them all the time," said
Rob Rovetta, senior director of product management for QUALCOMM CDMA
Technologies. "QUALCOMM's gpsOne technology puts high-performance GPS into
handsets, making possible a wide variety of services that make day-to-day
activities simpler, safer or more fun for the wireless user."
"We are seeing that the ecosystem for location services is now largely
established, which -- combined with the ever-growing number of GPS-enabled
handsets -- will drive location services to being a mainstream cellular
services component and revenue source," said Allyn Hall, director of wireless
research for In-Stat. "The number of GPS-enabled chipsets shipping in
handsets is orders of magnitude larger than the number of chipsets being
shipped in personal navigation devices, and the difference will only grow over
the next few years."
The gpsOne solution provides the position-location technology behind the
vast majority of the location services at more than 50 major network operators
worldwide. Services include:
mapping and navigation, with turn-by-turn voice commands and local
points of interest
applications for athletes that use GPS positioning to calculate and
record real-time metrics such as distance, speed and calories burned
location-aware real estate services
security applications that verify the whereabouts of loved ones
Eliminating the need for expensive, standalone GPS devices that require
regular updates, mobile handsets powered by gpsOne technology have the ability
to bring valuable tools to wireless users at substantially lower cost and, in
many cases, with greater functionality.
The gpsOne A-GPS solution is integrated into most of QUALCOMM's Mobile
Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) chipsets to enable manufacturers to more
cost-effectively offer positioning capabilities on wireless devices. The
gpsOne solution is part of the Launchpad(TM) suite, which also includes
integrated multimedia engines to offer application developers the ability to
leverage advanced graphics, video and audio capabilities that further enhance
a location application. Numerous leading developers have taken advantage of
the gpsOne solution on MSM chipsets to offer a wide range of compelling
applications currently available on global wireless networks.
As part of its complete package of position-based products and services,
QUALCOMM offers QPoint(TM) location-based services server software and set of
accompanying tools and services to enable mobile network operators to deploy
high-performance, compelling location services. QUALCOMM works with system
integrators to permit them to offer the QPoint solution to operators and
hosted providers. QUALCOMM's QPoint and gpsOne solutions provide one of the
most complete, integrated mass-market location services solutions available
today.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services
based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego,
Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2006 FORTUNE 500(R)
company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
QUALCOMM and gpsOne are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
Mobile Station Modem, MSM, Launchpad and QPoint are trademarks of QUALCOMM
Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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