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Qualcomm's Gobi Embedded 3G Module Enables Notebooks With Location-Based Services From Top Software Providers

Posted on: Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 06:30 CDT

-- Microsoft, DeLorme and Absolute Software among Companies Leveraging GPS Capability of Gobi Module --

LAS VEGAS, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced that its Gobi(TM) embedded 3G module is enabling a wide range of location-based services on notebooks and mobile computers. Leading software companies - including Microsoft, DeLorme and Absolute(R) Software - are leveraging the ability of Qualcomm's Gobi module to bring GPS positioning capabilities to notebook computers, netbooks and mobile Internet devices.

"Leading OEMs now offer a wide range of notebooks and netbooks with Qualcomm's Gobi module for multi-mode mobile broadband connectivity and GPS," said Mike Concannon, senior vice president of connectivity for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "This provides a key opportunity for software companies to develop applications for notebooks that bring navigation and other location-aware services to consumers and businesses."

Applications leveraging the GPS capabilities of Qualcomm's Gobi module include products targeted for consumers and for enterprises, including:

• From Microsoft: Streets & Trips travel and map software for consumers; Mappoint business mapping and analysis software
• From DeLorme - the innovation leader in mapmaking technology since 1976, and a pioneering GPS provider for more than 12 years - three different options are available, all with up-to-date cartographic detail, automatic routing, and high-end GIS capabilities:
  • Street Atlas USA for street-level navigation in the U.S. and Canada, and four million places of interest
  • Topo USA for street-level data of the U.S. and Canada, four million places of interest, and topographic maps with land use and land cover detail
  • XMap for GIS mapping professionals and mobile workforces
• From Absolute: Computrace(R) LoJack(R) for Laptops for computer theft recovery; Computrace(R) Complete for persistent IT asset management, real-time data security, geolocation and theft recovery capabilities.

Applications from Absolute and DeLorme will be on display in Qualcomm's booth #6945 in Central Hall at CTIA Wireless, April 1-3.

The recently announced Gobi2000(TM) module, expected to launch in commercial devices this summer, builds on the multi-mode broadband capabilities of the first-generation Gobi1000(TM) module to deliver enhanced positioning capabilities with Assisted-GPS (A-GPS) and gpsOneXTRA(TM) Assistance Technology, which delivers enhanced operation for standalone-GPS via assistance data when A-GPS is not available.

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 100 Index, the S&P 500 Index and is a 2008 FORTUNE 500(R) company. For more information, please visit www.qualcomm.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2008, and most recent Form 10-Q.

Qualcomm is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Gobi, Gobi1000 and Gobi2000 are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. Absolute and Computrace are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. LoJack is a registered trademark of LoJack Corporation, used under license by Absolute Software Corp. LoJack Corporation is not responsible for any content herein. CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA USA). All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Nothing in these materials is an offer to sell any of the parts referenced herein. These materials may reference and/or show images of parts and/or devices utilizing parts whose manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, or importation into the United States are subject to certain injunctions against Qualcomm. These materials are intended solely to provide information for those products and uses of products that are outside the scope of the injunctions. Any device utilizing 1x-EVDO parts must utilize Qualcomm's hybrid mode alternative solution.

Qualcomm Contacts: Carla Vallone, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Phone: 1-858-651-8557 Email: qctpublicrelations@qualcomm.com Emily Kilpatrick, Corporate Communications Phone: 1-858-845-5959 Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com John Gilbert, Investor Relations Phone: 1-858-658-4813 Email: ir@qualcomm.com

SOURCE Qualcomm Incorporated

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