Telit Signs WCDMA Modem Card License Agreement
Qualcomm and Telit Communications say that the companies have entered into a commercial WCDMA modem card license agreement. The agreement affects the wireless solutions business unit of Telit. Under the terms of the royalty-bearing agreement, Qualcomm has granted Telit a worldwide license under its CDMA patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell 3G WCDMA modem cards. The royalties payable by Telit are at Qualcomm's standard worldwide rates.
"Qualcomm welcomes Telit, a prominent European supplier of cellular M2M technology and wireless products, as a licensee of our patent portfolio for the manufacture and sale of WCDMA modem cards and embedded modules," said Marvin Blecker, president of Qualcomm Technology Licensing. "With 3G WCDMA, Telit can now offer high speed M2M wireless broadband data services to consumers and business professionals at anytime anywhere they are."
"There is an increased momentum toward WCDMA and a transition to 3G mobile services in Europe and worldwide," said Yossi Moscovitz, CTO Telit Communications PLC. "Telit is looking forward to expanding its product offering to include 3G WCDMA modem cards and to offer its customers advanced wireless communications solutions through our diverse product portfolio. The cooperation with Qualcomm is a further milestone on our way to implementing our global market strategy."
Posted to the site on 14th December 2006
