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Qualcomm Inc.

(QCOM) is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$74.7B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.1B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Qualcomm leads the information revolution. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, CA, Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services. The company builds on its CDMA platform, with circuits, software, multimedia, GPS, and other technology. It provides two-way data messaging and position reporting services for transportation companies, private fleets, construction equipment fleets, and other enterprise companies. It markets in North America, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The company has 2005 revenue of about $5.7 billion and employs about 9,300 people. In JAnuary 2006,the company was named one of FORTUNE magazine's '100 Best Companies to Work for in America,' for the eighth consecutive year.

Number of Employees 15,400

Contact Information

5775 Morehouse Dr

San Diego, California 92121-1714

www.qualcomm.co...

(858) 587-1121

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing: 334220

Company News

Recent Events

Reclaim Your File Cabinets With Document Management

12/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Sulpizio Named Qualcomm Unit President

12/03/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story
Upgrades & Downgrades: Airlines Take Flight

12/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Investigation into Qualcomm Ceases

11/28/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story
Qualcomm's New Gobi2000 Technology to Deliver 3G Connectivity in Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops

11/23/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Qualcomm's New Gobi2000 Technology to Deliver 3G Connectivity in Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops

11/20/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
UPDATE: MediaTek, Qualcomm Reach Agreement On Chip Patents

11/20/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Apple uses Infineon 3G chips to dodge Qualcomm royalties

11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
FLO TV Reviewed

11/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Panasonic Introduces Incentive Programs for Its Toughbook H1 Mobile Clinical Assistant

11/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
UPDATE: Qualcomm To Launch TD-SCDMA Wireless Chip Next Year

11/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Cell-laptop hybrid looks good for Lenovo [The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.]

11/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Qualcomm Releases Mobile Internet TV Device.

11/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Qualcomm introduces MSM7x30 chip family built for multimedia, graphics, and web

11/13/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Qualcomm Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/27/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-04

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Mike Walkley with Piper Jaffray, please go ahead with your question. Mike Walkley – Piper Jaffray Great, thank you. Maybe just start with changing your macro guidance, a couple of things, could you help us walk maybe through some of the regional changes and have...

Tags: W-CDMA, CDMA, Call Transcript, Qualcomm Inc., Earnings, Cellular Phones, 3G, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Seeking Alpha
Conference to see what future holds for Qualcomm's Technology: participants to weigh impact of maturing U.S. market

- 2007-10-08

To borrow a line from Shakespeare, and give it a modern twist: "O brave new world, that has such tech stuff in it." The morphing world of wireless phones, related devices and wireless services will take center stage this week in downtown San Diego, with an emphasis on the...

Tags: CDMA, CDMA Development Group, conference, mobile, payment, Qualcomm Inc., spectrum, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS
Qualcomm riding high on RCOM's success

- 2007-05-18

Reliance Communications' RCOM launch of ultralow-cost mobile phones has made Qualcomm happy. Qualcomm, the pioneer of CDMA technology, reportedly earns 5 percent royalty on every CDMA mobile phone sold in any part of the world. RCOM claims that it has sReliance Communications' RCOM launch of ultralow-cost mobile phones has made...

Tags: CDMA, Qualcomm Inc.
Qualcomm, Nokia spar as CDMA deal reaches end (Electronic News)

- 2007-04-09

The relationship remains tense between long-dueling http://www.edn.com/article/CA6343051.html wireless handset technology companies Qualcomm Inc. http://www.qualcomm.com and Nokia Corp. http://www.nokia.com The relationship remains tense between long-dueling http://www.edn.com/article/CA6343051.html wireless handset technology companies Qualcomm Inc. http://www.qualcomm.com and Nokia Corp. http://www.nokia.com

Tags: CDMA, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc.
Then companies plan to deliver handsets based on Qualcomm's QSC chipset family

- 2007-03-16

As the sales of handsets based on CDMA Code Division Multiple Access technology are steadily increasing in India, Qualcomm has launched the ultraslim Motofone F3c mobile handset from Motorola in collaboration with Tata Teleservices Ltd. The Motofone F3cAs the sales of handsets based on CDMA Code Division Multiple Access technology...

Tags: CDMA, chipset, handset, Qualcomm Inc.

QUALCOMM Expresses Disappointment Over Jury Verdict

- 2007-02-01

SAN DIEGO, CA-QUALCOMM, Inc., a developer of code-division multiple access CDMA and other advanced wireless technologies, stated that a federal jury in San Diego has found that Broadcom did not infringe two of QUALCOMM's patents related to video encodinSAN DIEGO, CA-QUALCOMM, Inc., a developer of code-division multiple access CDMA and...

Tags: CDMA, patent, Qualcomm Inc.
Qualcomm discusses license issue with Indian CDMA handset manufacturers; talks with Reliance over proposed GSM network switchover

- 2006-12-17

Qualcomm's CEO, Paul Jacobs, stated that Qualcomm Inc. is currently holding discussions with a number of Indian manufacturers of CDMA handsets for issuing licenses, as per the arrangements made with Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd. HFCL. He refraQualcomm's CEO, Paul Jacobs, stated that Qualcomm Inc. is currently holding discussions with a...

Tags: CDMA, GSM, Qualcomm Inc.
Research and Markets: Qualcomm is One of the Leading Manufacturers in Code Division Multiple Access Technology

- 2006-11-27

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45969) has announced the addition of Qualcomm Inc Telecommunications Company Intelligence Report to their offering.

Tags: CDMA, Qualcomm Inc.
TECORE Enters into CDMA Vocoder License Agreement with QUALCOMM

- 2006-11-21

- Enables TECORE to Provide Enhanced Multi-Technology Switching Solutions -

Tags: CDMA, Qualcomm Inc.
HFCL gets Qualcomm license to manufacture CDMA phones in India

- 2006-10-01

HFCL has received a license from Qualcomm to produce CDMA mobiles in India, to be available by January 2007. This will reduce the mobile costs to some extent. In the present financial year, CDMA mobile market price is anticipated to be somewhere around $1HFCL has received a license from Qualcomm...

Tags: CDMA, Qualcomm Inc.