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Dec 4 2004

- gpsOne Location-Based Technology Delivers New Revenue Generating Applications -

QUALCOMM Incorporated today announced completion of test calls 
using its gpsOne(TM) assisted-GPS (A-GPS) technology on WCDMA (UMTS)/GSM/GPRS 
networks to help advance development of wireless location-based services for 
WCDMA markets.  Calls were conducted independently with four leading 
infrastructure vendors, including Alcatel, NEC Corporation and Nortel Networks 
and with leading test equipment vendor Spirent.  QUALCOMM is the first in the 
industry to offer a tested and verified A-GPS solution for major 3G and 2G 
wireless technologies, including CDMA2000(R), WCDMA and GSM/GPRS, ensuring 
faster, more reliable commercial deployments of location based devices and 
services.  The gpsOne solution is integrated into select QUALCOMM Mobile 
Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) chipsets -- including the MSM6250(TM) chipset for 
WCDMA/GSM/GPRS and the MSM6275(TM) chipset for WCDMA/HSDPA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 
-- making it a more cost-effective solution for handset manufacturers.  Today, 
more than 50 million wireless consumers around the world are being supported 
by more than 100 different gpsOne-enabled handset models and more than 
20 different handset manufacturers.

    "QUALCOMM is driving the global commercialization of WCDMA by providing 
the industry with a fully tested, integrated solution that expands the use of 
next-generation wireless products," said Luis Pineda, vice president of 
marketing and product management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies.  "QUALCOMM 
has validated its gpsOne solution to work seamlessly with existing WCDMA 
infrastructure, enabling operators to offer high accuracy A-GPS devices and 
location-based services that increase average revenue per user." 
    

QUALCOMM's gpsOne technology was tested over two network implementations 
on WCDMA/GSM/GPRS networks:  A-GPS fixes on the wireless device have now been 
performed with location servers, supporting 3GPP-compliant and/or TCP/IP-based 
connections.  Testing was completed both with major infrastructure providers' 
location server solutions and QUALCOMM systems integration partners' location 
server solutions that incorporate QUALCOMM's QPoint(TM) location services 
software, as well as with a major WCDMA test equipment provider. 
    QUALCOMM has leveraged its experience with the gpsOne solution for 
CDMA2000 to provide WCDMA markets with a fully integrated, low-cost, A-GPS 
solution with proven performance and protocol compatibility on commercial 
GSM/GPRS and WCDMA networks.  

    QUALCOMM's WCDMA solutions, including the MSM6250 and MSM6275 chipsets, 
are integrated with gpsOne technology, so wireless device manufacturers can 
develop cost-effective gpsOne-enabled handsets that accelerate the commercial 
deployment of location-based services for WCDMA networks. 
    

QUALCOMM's gpsOne position location technology uses wireless network 
information, satellite-based GPS information and location servers to directly 
improve positioning availability, sensitivity, accuracy and time-to-fix.  The 
gpsOne solution is the world's most broadly deployed A-GPS handset technology.  
QUALCOMM's QPoint and gpsOne solutions provide the most complete, integrated 
mass-market location based services solution available today.  

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