QUALCOMM Features Pinpoint Positioning

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(01/17/02, 12:06:04 PM EDT)

QUALCOMM has unveiled a new gpsOne mobile-based product feature for position location related applications and services. The new feature for the Company's gpsOne Wireless Assisted GPS (WAG) positioning system enables position location calculations directly in the mobile device (i.e., a mobile phone, wireless PDA, or child safety tag) in addition to supporting positioning fixes performed by a location server, as in earlier gpsOne releases.

The gpsOne mobile-based positioning feature maintains the advantages of WAG (a form of Assisted Global Positioning System, or A-GPS technology) while supporting wireless applications such as navigation, telematics, health and personal security, and real-time asset tracking services. SnapSmart location server software, a product of SnapTrack, a subsidiary of QUALCOMM, and Mobile Station Modem (MSM) software releases supporting gpsOne mobile-based positioning are expected to be available before June 2002.

gpsOne integrates SnapTrack technology with GPS satellite and CDMA network information to provide a high-availability solution that offers accuracy and performance -- both indoors and out.

The gpsOne network package is commercially available today from QUALCOMM and licensed distributors, and includes the QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) MSM3300 and MSM5100 chipsets with fully integrated gpsOne technology for CDMA IS-95 and IS-2000 standards and SnapTrack's SnapSmart location server software. QCT has also announced its multimode MSM6xxx family of chips, selected members of which will feature integrated gpsOne technology. The MSM6xxx family will offer wireless solutions for CDMA2000 1X/1xEV, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and Wideband CDMA (WCDMA).

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