Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Announces Development of gpsOne Global Position Location Technology Solution

Geneva, Telecom '99, Booth 1130.2 (PROTEXT) - Integrated CDMA Chipset and Software Solution UnderDevelopment to Meet Future Market Demand for Position LocationServices QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leaderof Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wirelesstechnology, today announced the development of Mobile StationModem (MSM(TM)) chipset and system software solutions that willfeature integrated support for wireless position locationtechnology. Called gpsOne(TM), the MSM solutions will provide theworld's most cost-effective solution for wireless positionlocation technology in a mobile handset for CDMA cellular andPersonal Communications Service (PCS) networks. "Integration of position location at the chip and systemsoftware level will provide the lowest cost, smallest form-factorand highest accuracy solution in the industry," said JohanLodenius, vice president of marketing and product management forQUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "This new position locationtechnology will enable an array of new applications for wirelessequipment manufacturers and service operators. It will bemandated for safety purposes as well as for value-addedcommercial applications using the handset position as anadditional parameter for Internet browsing, navigation andtracking services." QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies' innovative gpsOne solution uses ahybrid technique that combines information from GlobalPositioning Systems (GPS) satellites and CDMA cellular/PCSnetworks. By taking advantage of the measurements provided byCDMA base stations and/or GPS satellites, the future MSM chipsetand system software solutions will provide enhanced locationservices availability, accelerate the location determinationprocess and provide better accuracy for callers in emergencysituations. Leveraging the complementary nature of satellite and basestation accessibility, the gpsOne solution will improve theaccuracy, performance and availability of position services.Whether in rural, suburban or urban environments, theavailability of satellites and base stations will be optimized toeffectively determine position location. By supplementing the GPSmeasurements with CDMA measurements to provide seamlesspositioning coverage, the gpsOne solution will enhance theavailability of position location services in places such asinside buildings or tunnels where other position locationtechnologies have experienced difficulty maintaining performance. The gpsOne solution will meet the Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) mandate requiring wireless operators to providethe location of 911 calls (E911). The FCC has mandated that byMarch 2001, wireless service operators must support automaticlocation identification for all E911 calls. The high performanceof the gpsOne solution will enable better accuracy than requiredby the FCC and provide service opportunities beyond the locationof an emergency wireless phone call to include navigationinformation, weather forecast data, traffic information,commercial tracking services and location dependent Web browsing.Enabling a host of many new applications and services, theavailability of position location information will aid mobileusers in determining alternate routes to destinations, avoidingtraffic accidents or bad weather, choosing mid-pointdestinations, and providing pedestrian users with a wide varietyof information searching and e-commerce applications. QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies plans to complete trials of thegpsOne technology with major infrastructure vendors in the UnitedStates by the end of 1999. QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies is the leading developer andsupplier of CDMA chipsets, hardware and software solutions andtools with more than 50 million MSM chips shipped worldwide. Thedivision supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA handsetand infrastructure manufacturers including: Acer Peripherals,Inc., ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; DENSOCORPORATION; FUJITSU LIMITED; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hyundai ElectronicsIndustries Co., Ltd.; KYOCERA CORPORATION; LG Information andCommunications, Ltd.; Samsung Electronics Ltd.; SANYO ElectricCo., Ltd.; and Toshiba Corporation, among others. QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader indeveloping and delivering innovative digital wirelesscommunications products and services based on the Company's CDMAdigital technology. The Company's major business areas includeCDMA phones; integrated CDMA chipsets and system software;technology licensing; and satellite-based systems includingOmniTRACS(R) and portions of the Globalstar(TM) system.Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in theS&P 500 Index and is a 1999 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on theNasdaq under the ticker symbol QCOM. Except for the historical information contained herein, thisnews release contains forward-looking statements that are subjectto risks and uncertainties, including timely product development,the Company's ability to successfully manufacture significantquantities of CDMA or other equipment on a timely and profitablebasis, and those related to performance guarantees, change ineconomic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, aswell as the other, risks detailed from time to time in theCompany's SEC reports including the report on Form 10-K for theyear ended September 26, 1999, and most recent Form 10-Q. QUALCOMM is a registered trademark and OmniTRACS is aregistered trademark and service mark of QUALCOMM Incorporated.MSM and gpsOne are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services,Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of theirrespective owners. ots Original Text Service: QUALCOMMIncorporated Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: AnitaHix, CDMA Technologies Marketing, 858-658-5879, fax: 858-651-7385, ahix@qualcomm.com, Christine Trimble, Corporate PublicRelations, 858-651-3628, fax: 858-651-2590,ctrimble@qualcomm.com, or Julie Cunningham, Investor Relations,858-658-4224, fax: 858-651-9303, jcunningham@qualcomm.com, all ofQUALCOMM Incorporated Web site: http://www.qualcomm.com

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