Message-ID: <16634111.1075857105104.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:16:00 -0800 (PST) From: alerts@equityalert.com To: alewis@ect.enron.com Subject: Your News Alert for QCOM Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Equity Alert Center" X-To: "Andrew Lewis" X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Andrew_Lewis_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Lewis-A X-FileName: alewis.nsf =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D As requested, your News Alert for QCOM follows from EquityAlert.com. To edit/discontinue your alerts please refer to end of message. 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Click here to learn more: http://205.210.134.51/a1.asp?ID=3D1257aa AOL USERS: copy & paste the link above into your browser. =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D QUALCOMM Extends Mitsubishi's CDMA License for 3G CDMA SAN DIEGO, Dec 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)=20 digital wireless technology, today announced an amendment to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's existing CDMA subscriber unit license agreement which expands= =20 the licenses under QUALCOMM's CDMA patent portfolio to include the development, manufacture and sale of subscriber equipment for third-generation (3G) CDMA (i.e., cdma2000, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA) and 1xEV (HDR) subscriber products. Un= der the terms of the amendment, Mitsubishi will pay QUALCOMM a multi-million=20 dollar license fee and ongoing royalties at the same rates for 3G as those for cdmaOne(TM) equipment, irrespective of the licensed CDMA standard. "QUALCOMM is pleased to add Mitsubishi to the growing list of licensees tha= t recognizes the value and significance of QUALCOMM's CDMA patent portfolio i= n=20 the development of third-generation voice and data communications," said Steve Altman, president of QUALCOMM Technology Alliances. "We look forward to=20 working with Mitsubishi as it makes significant contributions to the 3G CDMA market= ." QUALCOMM has essential patents for the WCDMA standard and has now licensed= =20 some or all of its essential patents to more than 30 companies to manufacture WC= DMA equipment. Each licensed manufacturer has agreed to pay QUALCOMM the same royalty for WCDMA as that licensed manufacturer is paying for other CDMA standards, including cdmaOne and cdma2000. Some of the companies now licens= ed=20 to manufacture WCDMA equipment include Advantest, Agilent, Alps, Ericsson,=20 Fujitsu, Glenayre Electronics, Handspring, Hitachi, Hyundai, Kyocera, LG, Lucent, Matsushita, Maxon, Motorola, NEC, Nortel, OKI, Philips, Samsung, Sanyo, Sha= rp, Sony, Tektronix, Toshiba, Willtech and other Japanese and Korean licensees expected to be announced shortly. 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 area= s include integrated CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; Eudora(R) email software for Windows(R) and Macintosh(R) computing platform= s; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of t= he Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(R) a= nd OmniExpress(TM). QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDM= A wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed fo= r adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 90 telecommunications equipmen= t 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 o= n=20 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=20 uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufacture= d significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis,= =20 the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions o= f=20 the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed fro= m time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-= K=20 for the year ended September 24, 2000, and most recent Form 10-Q. QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks and OmniExpress is= a trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDMA Development Group. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp= . Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. All other=20 trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: QUALCOMM Incorporated Corporate Public Relations Christine Trimble, 858/651-3628 Fax: 858/651-2590 ctrimble@qualcomm.com or Investor Relations Julie Cunningham, 858/658-4224 Fax: 858/651-9303 jcunningham@qualcomm.com URL: http://www.businesswire.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. 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