QUALCOMM's Highly Efficient HDR Solution to Begin Field Trials with U S WEST Wireless

Strategic Insights -

QUALCOMM Incorporated today announced the first field trials of its High Data Rate (HDR) solution with U S WEST Wireless, LLC. These trials mark a significant milestone in the development of HDR, a leading-edge technology that delivers very high-speed wireless Internet access at peak data rates greater than 1.8 Megabits per second (Mbps). The HDR solution is designed to provide a cost-effective solution for wireless operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and existing landline service providers to expand their customer base with high-speed Internet access using a standard 1.25 Megahertz (MHz) channel.

Key Takeaways:

  • HDR delivers very high-speed Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless Internet access at peak data rates greater than 1.8 Megabits per second (Mbps).
  • The trials with U S WEST mark the first field deployment of this leading-edge technology, with evaluations of HDR's air-link performance and advanced feature sets, including decentralized Internet Protocol (IP)-based architecture and highly integrated access points.
  • QUALCOMM's HDR solution utilizes switching and routing technology from Cisco Systems, which will interconnect the access points and provide direct connections to the Internet.
  • HDR levages cdmaOne technology and cost curves, affording operators the lowest cost and a "fast time to market" migration path to offering megabit-speed wireless Internet access to consumers.
  • HDR delivers more efficient Internet access, e-mail, data transfers, and messaging applications while handling multimedia applications, such as audio and video file transfers, which require high data transfer speeds.
  • The HDR initiative is a part of QUALCOMM's overall strategy to provide wireless operators with a variety of solutions to evolve their networks to offer third generation services.

Statistics:

  • Peak data rates: greater than 1.8 Megabits per second (Mbps)
  • Peak data range: 25 times faster than today's 56 kilobits per second (kbps) wireline modems
  • Channel frequency: standard 1.25 Megahertz (MHz) channel
  • Time to market: "fast" migration path to offering megabit-speed wireless Internet access to consumers
  • Spatial coverage: 14 western and Midwestern states

Sources:

  • QUALCOMM Incorporated press release, February 8, 1999
  • QUALCOMM Incorporated annual report, September 1998
  • QUALCOMM Incorporated Form 10-Q, 1999
  • US WEST Wireless, LLC, http://www.uswest.com
  • QUALCOMM Incorporated, http://www.qualcomm.com
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