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• Can Nvidia's Tegra capitalize on the Zune HD?

  BNET - 2009-08-13

  Computerworld - Nvidia Inc., the PC graphics chipmaker that is trying to break into the portable computing electronics market, needs the upcoming Zune HD media player to be successful as much as the player's maker, Microsoft Corp. Expected to be officially announced today by Microsoft, the Zune HD represents Microsoft's...

  Tags: NVidia Corp., ARM, Microsoft Zune

• RIM's quest for LTE patents complicated

  BNET - 2009-08-10

  RIM continues to play the nationalist card in its fight for bankrupt Nortel#039s LTE assets. In an emergency meeting on Friday with the Canadian House of Commons Industry Committee, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis proclaimed that Nortel#039s LTE patents and assets are a national treasure and should stay in Canadian hands....

  Tags: Patent, Nortel Networks Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., Ericsson Inc.

• Qualcomm's Gobi: An Antidote for Cellular Modem Value Chain Ills, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-04-17

  NEW YORK -- With the spread of 3G cellular networks, connected notebooks with built-in cellular modems have not met early adoption forecasts. Part of the issue has been high broadband data pricing but that does not explain why business customers, who make up the initial target market, have not been...

  Tags: ABI Research, Qualcomm Inc., value chain

• ABI Research Asks: Will Patent Pooling and the NGMN Expose Qualcomm's 4G Royalty Position?

  - 2008-03-14

  LONDON -- One of the frustrating issues that has plagued cellular technology licensing is that the average cumulative royalty rate is shrouded in secrecy. This makes it very difficult for new entrants to gauge costs for entering a market or for carriers to identify specifically which companies are responsible for...

  Tags: ABI Research, Qualcomm Inc.

• A Poor Market Outlook for Ultra Mobile Broadband Says ABI Research, but Qualcomm's Future Still Secure

  - 2007-12-28

  NEW YORK -- The prospects for widespread adoption of Qualcomm's flagship 4G technology UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband are dim, according to a new study from ABI Research. But Qualcomm's intellectual property portfolio is strong in key enabling technologies for 4G, and the company faces no real threat to its long-term...

  Tags: ABI Research, Qualcomm Inc.

• Nokia vs Qualcomm IP Dispute Intensifies on the Question of Quantity vs Quality, says ABI Research

  - 2007-03-26

  LONDON -- The Qualcomm versus Nokia royalty spat has intensified once again with a court filing from Nokia claiming that some of its licenses from Qualcomm in Europe are fully paid up. This is another instance of brinkmanship that will reach a crescendo after April 9th when the technology sharing...

  Tags: ABI Research, IP, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc.

• ABI Research Describes 4G Intellectual Property Landscape as "More Varied than 3G" but Cautions that Qualcomm Will Have a Say

  - 2007-02-14

  LONDON -- One of the major factors that has kept average royalty rates very high in WCDMA devices is the fact that 12 companies own 80% of the essential IP, with four of those owning nearly 60%. In order to access essential patents, device vendors not among that top four...

  Tags: 3G, ABI Research, Qualcomm Inc.

• ABI Research Describes the 802.20 Working Group Suspension as a `Minor Setback' for Qualcomm

  - 2006-07-05

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- On June 8, 2006, the IEEE-SA Standards Board directed that all activities of the 802.20 mobile broadband Working Group be temporarily suspended with immediate effect, citing "irregularities" in its activities.

  Tags: ABI Research, Qualcomm Inc.

• WiMAX Vendors Must Think About Qualcomm Royalties, says ABI Research

  - 2006-05-18

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- WiMAX equipment vendors should begin now to factor royalties into their planning and pricing activities, according to ABI Research. The firm's newly-launched "Mobile Broadband Research Service" pinpoints a potential ongoing cost that is being widely ignored by the WiMAX industry, with one notable exception.

  Tags: ABI Research, Qualcomm Inc., WiMAX

• ABI Research observes the Ultrawideband battle

  - 2004-04-01

  The possibility of obtaining consensus on a single Ultrawideband UWB standard for Wireless Personal Area Networks WPAN has disappeared, notes ABI Research. There are two standards on the table: one proposed by Motorola and a couple of others; and the other proposed by nearly all the remaining industry heavyweights, including...

  Tags: ABI Research, OEM, Qualcomm Inc., UWB, WIRELESS