Leveraging 1Xev-DO for the Public Safety Community
EV-DO rA For Public Safety Leveraging 1xEV-DO for the Public Safety Community PAGE 1 1 EV-DO rA For Public Safety QUALCOMM Incorporated • Global leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications solutions based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. • Partners with wireless operators, device • NASDAQ symbol: QCOM • $5.67 billion FY05 revenues manufacturers, independent software • Founded in 1985 vendors, distribution suppliers and Fortune • ~4,300 US patents (~1,600 1000-class corporations to drive adoption issued, ~2,700 pending) mobility solutions based on third-generation • Over 2,500 US patents pending (3G) CDMA and other digital technologies. • $1.01 billion FY05 R&D Expenditures • Member of the S&P 500 Index • "100 Best Managed Companies" - Industry Week • "100 Best Companies to Work Execution - Innovation - Partnerships for in America" - FORTUNE • ~9,300 employees in 26 countries PAGE 2 2 EV-DO rA For Public Safety QUALCOMM’s Alignment with Industry and Consumers • Enable device vendor competition and selection – Wide selection of handsets from many suppliers enabled by QUALCOMM’s technology transfer, range of chipsets, software and broad licensing program • Provide a robust technology roadmap – Innovation, development and standardization of new technologies (e.g., EV-DO, DOrA, HSDPA, HSUPA, OFDMA, 802.11n) • Enable new consumer services in alignment with industry – gpsOne, BREW, uiOne, MediaFLO • Support operators to optimize network performance • Strategic investments/acquisitions to help drive the growth of the industry PAGE 3 3 EV-DO rA For Public Safety Aggressive Investment in a Complete Technology Roadmap Cumulative R&D Expenditures More Than $5B to Date $1.01B • Standard royalty rate has not changed during this time $720M QUALCOMM Yearly R&D Expenditures HSUPA, MBMS, Tri-band $523M WCDMA RF, $452M HSDPA Lower Cost EDGE HSDPA, $415M MediaFLO, OFDMA $340M OFDM multicast (FLO & EV-DO 802.11n, EV-DO Rev.
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