SAN DIEGO, August 18 /PRNewswire/ --
-- Acquisition of Qualphone Inc. Helps Accelerate Migration of 3G in European and Other Major Markets -
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today announced that it will acquire San Diego-based Qualphone Inc., a leading provider of IP-based Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) embedded client software solutions for mobile devices and interoperability testing (IOT) services. The acquisition of Qualphone's products and resources will help QUALCOMM further accelerate the delivery of multimedia-capable, feature-rich 3G solutions on top of the emerging IMS and Multi Media Domain (MMD) architectures to WCDMA/UMTS and CDMA2000(R) markets. Completion of the acquisition is expected later this month.
Qualphone's IMS client platform provides mobile operators with a technical and commercial framework for offering services using a wide range of integrated and interactive media, voice, text, picture and video technologies. Qualphone's 3G/IP multimedia embedded client framework can be tailored to the specific requirements of individual operators and handset manufacturers, and its end-to-end IOT services help reduce time to market. QUALCOMM's acquisition of Qualphone enhances the Company's continuing global efforts to provide a highly efficient launch path for new 3G products and services.
"QUALCOMM is strongly committed to enabling 3G wireless for worldwide markets, and this acquisition of Qualphone is another instance of our progress in this direction," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "We look forward to leveraging Qualphone's test service, IMS technology and software development resources to accelerate the delivery of attractive and more feature-rich devices to subscribers in European and other markets."
"This acquisition is the logical outcome of Qualphone's and QUALCOMM's common goal of simplifying the deployment of 3G services around the world," said Isaac Eteminan, president and CEO of Qualphone Inc. "We look forward to uniting our efforts in helping subscribers more quickly benefit from the new wireless capabilities of 3G technology."
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualphone's product and service portfolio includes mobile client framework software, IMS-based client applications and handset IOT services.
QUALCOMM will pay approximately US$18 million in cash for Qualphone.
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.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities 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 the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 25, 2005, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA USA). All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
QUALCOMM Contacts:
Kira Lee, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies
Phone: +1-858-845-7571
Email: qctpublicrelations@qualcomm.com
Jeremy James, Corporate Communications
Phone: +1-858-651-1641
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Bill Davidson, Investor Relations
Phone: +1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
Web site: http://www.qualcomm.com
Kira Lee, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, +1-858-845-7571, qctpublicrelations@qualcomm.com, Jeremy James, Corporate Communications, +1-858-651-1641, corpcomm@qualcomm.com, or Bill Davidson, Investor Relations, +1-858-658-4813, ir@qualcomm.com, all of QUALCOMM
