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CHICAGO—ALK Technologies Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. have partnered to interface ALK’s FleetCommander product with Qualcomm’s OmniTRACS mobile communications system to provide a homeland security solution, focused on creating a safe …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. has signed a royalty-bearing agreement to allow Westech Korea Inc. to design, develop and sell mobile subscriber units and knockdown kits for cdmaOne and cdma2000 1x/1xEV-DO systems. …

NEW DELHI, India—Indian GSM players this week renewed their attempts to stall the rollout of CDMA services—under the name of “limited mobility” wireless local loop (WLL)—by fixed service providers, by …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said its second-quarter profits stood at $43.9 million, or 5 cents a share, amounting to a 60-percent drop. A year earlier, the company reported net income of …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. unveiled details of its Mobile Station Modem solution, the MSM6100, it hopes to ship in the second half of 2002, saying that the third-generation chipset and system …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Problems with Qualcomm Inc. CDMA chipsets and delays in carrier approvals of new handsets led to a disappointing first fiscal quarter for Audiovox Corp. The company reported net sales …

MOSCOW—Russian company Accord-Tel announced plans to create the fifth pan-Russian wireless network with the use of cdma2000 technology based on the International Mobile Telecommunications-Multi Carrier (IMT-MC) standard. Four pan-Russian GSM …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has shipped 600 million chips of all types, of which the company’s mobile station modem chipsets and system software accounted for more than 200 million. …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced it will join 13 BREW application developers and publishers to demonstrate BREW applications at CTIA Wireless 2002 in Orlando. “The companies joining us at CTIA have …

SAN DIEGO, United States—Qualcomm signed an agreement with Japanese carrier KDDI to enable the carrier’s handsets with Qualcomm’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) technology to enhance KDDI’s data services …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm inc. says it has signed an agreement with Japanese carrier KDDI to enable the carrier’s handsets with Qualcomm’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless technology to enhance KDDI’s data …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Qualcomm’s BREW platform scored another major developer deal, this time with Walt Disney and its ESPN-branded sports games. Under the deal, Walt Disney Internet Group said it will …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. launched what it describes as feature-rich CMX 2.1 multimedia software, which offers enhanced audio, animation, speech and sound effects for wireless devices. The company said handset makers …

After announcing an aggressive business strategy at last year’s GSM Congress, Qualcomm would appear to have backtracked to something more achievable. The company’s prior plans entailed persuading European GSM operators …

CANNES, France—Qualcomm Inc. and Comverse Technology have signed an agreement to develop BREW-enabled services for all types of third-generation networks. “Our joint efforts and resulting synergy will lead to the …

LONDON—Symbian announced six semiconductor companies have joined its Semiconductor Partner Programme, showing support for Symbian OS and ARM core-based chipsets. The six new partners—Agilent Technologies; Epson; Parthus; Philips Semiconductors; Samsung …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said the patent offices in Europe, Korea and Japan have validated four of its CDMA patents. “The confirmation of these inventions strengthens our patent portfolio in Europe, …

SAN DIEGO, United States—KTF in South Korea launched the Geleye service plan and associated handset, powered by Qualcomm’s gpsOne global positioning system (GPS) chipset and location software. KTF’s Geleye handset …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. has named Anthony Thornley as its new president and chief operating officer and William E. Keitel as its senior vice president and chief financial officer. Thornley was …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless signed an agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to commercially launch applications based on Qualcomm’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless platform. The BREW platform will allow Verizon Wireless customers …

WAALRE, Netherlands—Qualcomm Inc. said it signed a three-year agreement with Vos Logistics for Vos to use Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions Europe as its supplier for fleet services. Under terms of …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has developed a multimode global positioning system processor and system software, the MGP6200, which supports the Third Generation Partnership Project Frequency Division Duplex mode for …

SAN DIEGO, United States—In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Qualcomm said it does not plan to make its promised US$300 million investment in NextWave because of …

MOSCOW—U.K.-based Inquam, a consortium of Qualcomm and Omnia, is reportedly negotiating a deal to purchase Russian CDMA carriers Moscow Cellular Communications (MCC), SONET and St. Petersburg-based Delta Telecom. The news …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it met market expectations with earnings of $186.6 million, or 23 cents per share, before certain items. This contrasted with earnings of $189.7 million, or 23 …