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QUALCOMM Announces Availability of the R-UIM/UTK Software for CDMA MSM
Chipsets
Software Toolkit Solution Supports China Unicom CDMA
Handsets with R-UIM-Based Applications
SAN DIEGO - March 11, 2002 - QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM),
pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital
wireless technology, today announced availability of the Removable User
Identity Module (R-UIM)/UIM Toolkit (UTK) system software. The R-UIM/UTK
solution was delivered to support China United Telecommunications Corporation
(China Unicom) handsets designed for R-UIM-based applications on their
CDMA network. The R-UIM/ UTK solution supports easy roaming between GSM
and CDMA networks and Preferred Roaming List (PRL) downloads using Short
Message Service (SMS), which will allow operators to update terminals
over the air as roaming agreements evolve. The QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies
(QCT) system solution is compatible with IS-95A/B and CDMA2000 1X Mobile
Station Modem (MSM(tm)) chipsets operating with smart cards from Gemplus
S.A. (Euronext: Sicovam 5768 and Nasdaq: GEMP) and SchlumbergerSema, a
business segment of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB).
"The R-UIM/UTK system solution meets the roaming and SMS-based PRL
download requirements for China Unicom's CDMA commercial network and planned
services," said Luis Pineda, vice president of product management
for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "Close cooperation with our system
partners and their development teams was required to ensure that the development
and testing of the complete solution was completed on schedule."
"The R-UIM/UTK capability provides China Unicom with the ability
to manage global roaming and remotely upgrade our subscribers with a growing
number of competitive services across CDMA and GSM networks," said
Zhang Fan, general manager of China Unicom's Mobile Communication Department.
"The R-UIM/UTK software for our CDMA terminals and SMS downloads
meets a fundamental requirement that will allow China Unicom to leverage
subscriber growth and roaming partnerships as our CDMA network deployment
expands."
"By implementing UTK in the GemXplore World range of smart cards,
we are helping China Unicom enhance their end-user relationships by enabling
user-friendly, value-added services," said Frédéric
Vasnier, vice President of marketing, cards & tools, Gemplus. "We
look forward to continuing our engineering collaboration with QCT to enhance
R-UIM/UTK capabilities in the future."
"SchlumbergerSema is proud to extend the system solution capabilities
of the Simera Airflex family of R-UIM cards with QCT's R-UIM/UTK software
and MSM products," said Xavier Chanay, vice president, Mobile Communications
Products at SchlumbergerSema. "Our longtime relationship with QCT
as well as our best-in-class smart card technology enabled us to accompany
their RUIM/UTK solution rollout. Our development teams have demonstrated
how key operator requirements can be anticipated and tested to address
the quick time-to-market goals that mobile network operators such as China
Unicom demand of their technology providers."
The addition of UTK system software to R-UIM capabilities enables R-UIM
card-based SMS applications that interact with wireless handsets and the
network to provide value-added services. Compliant with the R-UIM specifications
outlined for the CDMA terminal and network requirements of China Unicom,
China's second-largest state-owned telecommunications company, the R-UIM/UTK
system software has been successfully field tested in China in January
2002 with production R-UIM/UTK cards from Gemplus (GemXplore World(tm)
family) and SchlumbergerSema (Simera Airflex(tm)). The R-UIM/UTK solution
is currently supported for IS-95A/B on QCT's MSM3000(tm) and MSM3100(tm)
chipsets, and for CDMA2000 1X on the MSM5105(tm) chipset. Support for
the MSM5100(tm) and MSM5500(tm) chipsets as well as the MSM6xxx family
of chipsets is expected in the near future.
About China Unicom
China Unicom is the second leading telecommunications carrier in the market
with approximately 30 million subscribers. China's population totals approximately
1.3 billion, with an average of 25.3 wireline and wireless phones per 100
people (Source: Ministry of Information Industries). China Unicom will be
providing CDMA services to more than 350 cities, penetrating up to 75 percent
of China's total population.
About SchlumbergerSema
SchlumbergerSema is a leading information technology services company providing
consulting, systems integration, managed services and products to the telecommunications,
energy and utilities, finance, transport and public sector markets. With
more than 30,000 employees serving customers in 65 countries, SchlumbergerSema
is one of two business segments of Schlumberger Limited, a global technology
services company. For more information about SchlumbergerSema, visit http://www.slb.com.
About QUALCOMM
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com)
is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications
products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The
Company's business areas include CDMA chipsets and system software; technology
licensing; the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW(tm)) applications
platform; QChat(tm) push-to-talk technology; Eudora(r) e-mail software;
digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of
the Globalstar(tm) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(r)
and OmniExpress(r). QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the
CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed
for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed
its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 100 telecommunications
equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM
is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2001 FORTUNE 500(r) company
traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(r) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
About Gemplus
Gemplus is the world's number one provider of solutions empowered by smart
cards. Gemplus helps its clients offer an exceptional range of portable,
personalized solutions that bring security and convenience to people's lives.
These include mobile Internet access, interoperable banking facilities,
e-commerce, and a wealth of other applications. Gemplus is the only completely
dedicated, truly global player in the smart card industry, with the largest
R&D team, unrivalled experience, and an outstanding track record of
technological innovation. Gemplus trades its shares on Euronext Paris S.A.
First Market and on the Nasdaq Stock Market as GEMP in the form of ADSs.
Its revenue in 2000 was 1.205 Billion Euros. It employs 6721 people in 37
countries throughout the world.
Gemplus: Beyond smart
Contacts
Gemplus
Jane Strachey
Mobile Telecommunications
tel: +33 4 42 36 46 61
jane.strachey@gemplus.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
30, 2001, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS, OmniExpress and Eudora
are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MSM, MSM3000, MSM3100,
MSM5105, MSM5100, MSM5500, QChat and BREW are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated.
GemXplore World is a trademark of Gemplus. Simera Airflex is a trademark
of SchlumbergerSema. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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