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Where ideas connect
Corporate Overview

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    Corporate Overview Where ideas connect

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    ...sixth sense. It will learn what you like, and as you walk down the street, it will display 'cyber signs' with information and offers based on your preferences. Qualcomm is giving you personal access to your own digital world." Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer See the full interview video...

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    there's Qualcomm. Qualcomm's technology connects you wherever you are in the world. We manufacture wireless chipsets, license technology and provide communications services around the world. In a global economy, we are the link to markets and opportunity.

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    We help bring minds and ideas together. . You are in Xi'an, two hours south of I am in Granville, two hours south of Cleveland. In between us is air and technology. The air does nothing. The technology buzzes in my pocket and there you are. A terracotta warrior in front of you. Which you've ...

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    ... park near my...technology that allows me to be both the executive I am...and the mother I will be-in about 27 minutes. These are just two of the many millions of stories Qualcomm is part of. Read about how we are empowering, accelerating and transforming the future of wireless. Qualcomm Corporate...

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    empowering people interacting with technology Imagine the world, organized around you. Innovative wireless technologies provide the ultimate in personalization, putting you in control of what you want, where you want it. Explore the wireless world, one story at a time.

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    ... With Gobiâ„¢ global mobile Internet technology, the world is your hotspot. The embedded 3G module gives your notebook computer high-speed Internet access anywhere life takes you. Bright idea Low power and high impact, Qualcomm's reflective mirasol display technology offers full color...

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    ... net. 13.4 million Americans watch video on their mobile phones. Tune in An unmatched mobile entertainment service, FLO TV™ brings live television from the world's best-known entertainment brands to a screen near you. Like the one in your pocket. Growth driver Chrysler Group LLC® is...

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    ...-from turn-byturn directions to finding friends and points of interest. 1/2 billion mobile devices featuring 2 perator announcements and Wireless Intelligence estimates O as of July 20, 2009 Qualcomm GPS technology have been shipped worldwide to date.2 Qualcomm Corporate Overview 7

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    ... the go. Wireless wellness Wireless healthcare technologies promise to redefine modern medicine. Qualcomm is working to move innovations from the laboratory to the doctor's office so we can live longer, healthier lives. Mobile apps are a $343 million a year industry. By 2013, revenues are...

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    accelerating advancing the industry At Qualcomm, we accelerate mobility. For nearly 25 years we have been moving the global wireless industry forward. Today we are mobilizing technologies, experiences and opportunities for everyone across the wireless ecosystem.

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    ... way people incorporate wireless devices and services into everyday life. It all starts with our commitment to research and development, which enables us to build a complete technology roadmap for innovation. Then our open licensing gives all companies-big or small-an equal opportunity to shape...

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    ... wireless networks will connect everything in your life-not just your phone and your laptop, but your car, your video camera and many items throughout your home. Machine-to-machine communication will enable a smarter world. At Qualcomm, we think of it as the Internet of Everything. Your mobile...

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    ... world Opportunities for everyone. For Qualcomm, expanding wireless worldwide is more than a business objective-it's a global imperative. We are transforming lives by connecting people for the first time. And that means a world where everyone can make a difference. 12 Qualcomm Corporate Overview

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    ... anywhere. In countryside clinics, video conferencing with experts and online training means better care for women and children who are at greater health risks. Qualcomm is working on many fronts to provide our Chinese partners with the world's most advanced wireless technologies. Now they are...

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    ...personalized wireless experience across the region. Mobile broadband will surpass fixed broadband in Brazil by 2011, reaching data card users nearly in 2014 from 1.5 million in 2008.1 27 million 1 Pyramid Research Report: Reported in Cellular News, July 2009 14 Qualcomm Corporate Overview

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    ... reaching even the most remote villages, linking them to the outside world. And in Africa, perhaps more than any other emerging market, wireless access is nothing short of transformative. Millions of people-most of whom have never had a bank account-now use mobile phones to transfer money, make...

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    ... wireless phones. So it's no surprise that 3G growth surpassed 2G in 2009. With some of the highest mobile penetration rates on the planet, Europe remains a bellwether market. Europe has seen the future of the Internet, and it's mobile in every way. According to Strategy Analytics, nearly...

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    ... you are on Wall Street or traveling across one of America's wide-open spaces, mobile broadband levels the playing field. Because at Qualcomm, our technologies are empowering people everywhere. Mobile broadband subscriptions would top 600 million in 2009, with fixed broadband subscribers at...

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    Qualcomm Headquarters 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: (858) 587-1121 Fax: (858) 658-2100 www.qualcomm.com Qualcomm Incorporated is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. ...