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Qualcomm Now Sampling Dual-carrier HSPA+ and Multi-Mode 3G/LTE Chipsets

qualcomm has announced that it is sampling the industry's first chipsets for dual-carrier HSPA+ and multi-mode 3G/LTE. The MDM8220 is the first chipset to support Dual-carrier High-Speed Packet Access Plus (DC-HSPA+); and the MDM9200 and the MDM9600 chipsets are the industry's first multi-mode 3G/LTE solutions.  more

Related Tags: dc-hspa+, hspa+, lte, bandwidth, testing, sierra-wireless, downlink, dual-carrier-hspa+, ofdma


Qualcomm Raises its Outlook for the Next Financial Quarter

qualcomm has raised its financial guidance for the third fiscal quarter ending June 28, 2009. The company now says that revenues are estimated to be US$2.67 to US$2.77 billion compared to its prior guidance range of $2.40 to $2.60 billion.  more

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Qualcomm Expands Snapdragon Platform with 45nm Chipset

qualcomm has announced it is expanding the Snapdragon platform with a next-generation chipset that uses 45 nanometer (nm) process technology to provide faster processing and significant battery life improvements. The new Snapdragon QSD8650A chipset - scheduled for sampling before the end of 2009 - offers significant performance improvements including a 1.3 GHz processor for 30 percent higher performance as well as enhanced multimedia and 2D/3D graphics.  more

Related Tags: snapdragon, battery, chipsets, umts, life


Korean Anti-Trust Investigator Issues Report to Qualcomm

qualcomm has confirmed that the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has notified it of the results of a report into the firm regarding the lawfulness of some of its business practices in the country. The investigation relates to the company's integration of multimedia solutions into its chipsets, rebates and discounts provided to its chipset customers.  more

Related Tags: cdma, Korea


HTC to Appeal Against German Patent Ruling

Taiwan based handset manufacturer, HTC says that it will appeal against a German court ruling that it had infringed patents owned by holding firm, IP-com related to 3G radio technologies. The court, in the German city of Mannheim, ruled against HTC last Friday.  more

Related Tags: 3g, intel, eu, lte, htc, patents, patent, court, Germany


Big Three Working on LTE Use in Unpaired Radio Spectrum

China Mobile, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone have jointly announced that they have taken significant steps in developing LTE technology, following yesterday's LTE FDD/TDD Convergence Summit at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.  more

Related Tags: base-station, eu, vodafone, lte, china-mobile, verizon-wireless, ericsson, verizon, base-stations, seven, td-lte, interoperability, bandwidth, mobile-world-congress


Qualcomm Chipset Supports Simultaneous Voice and Data Usage

qualcomm has introduced the industry's first chipset solution for Smartphones supporting CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. B and Simultaneous Voice-Data Operation (SV-DO), as well as multi-carrier HSPA+ and LTE. The MSM8960 chipset is scheduled to sample in mid-2010.  more

Related Tags: 3g, sim, smartphone, bluetooth, smartphones, gps, lte, mts, cdma, hspa, mobile-broadband, cdma2000, hspa+, chipsets, umts, 1xev-do, ev-do, radio-frequency, fm-radio


Qualcomm Targets Sub-$150 Smartphones with Lower Cost Chipset

qualcomm has announced a new Mobile Station Modem MSM7227 chipset designed to lead towards sub-$150 smartphones. The MSM7227 solution will offer advanced processing and rich multimedia while utilizing HSDPA/HSUPA for broadband data speeds over 3G networks. It also can support all leading mobile operating systems including Android, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and BREW Mobile Platform.  more

Related Tags: android, 3g, windows-mobile, sim, smartphone, bluetooth, smartphones, gps, wind, cdma, hsupa, symbian, chipsets, windows, modem, brew, display, 3d


Qualcomm Aiming at Intel's Market

qualcomm is aiming to move into the territory dominated by the likes of Intel with its Snapdragon chipset platform which is aimed at the mini-laptops more commonly known as netbooks. However, Intel itself is also increasingly moving into the mobile device market, so qualcomm faces both an opportunity and a risk.  more

Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, intel, smartphone, wind, netbooks, snapdragon, asus, smart, windows, linux


Mobile Phone Market Poised for Slowdown in 2009

The impact of the global economic crisis will spread to the mobile phone market resulting in a downturn in shipments in 2009. According to IDC, total mobile phone volumes will be 2.2% lower in 2009 than 2008 levels, the first downturn in annual shipment volumes since 2001 when shipments declined 2.3%. Over the past several years, the mobile phone market has enjoyed double-digit annual growth due to an increased emphasis on emerging markets. However, emerging market growth has been steadily slowing as these markets mature. IDC now expects worldwide growth to be just 7.3% in 2008 before slipping into negative growth in 2009.  more

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