Qualcomm sees fastest growth in Asia; tie-up with HTC
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Qualcomm , the world's top mobile chip designer, said on Wednesday China recently passed Japan to become its second largest Asian market, as it unveiled a major tie-up with leading smartphone maker HTC .
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(InfoWorld) - High Tech Computer, the world's largest maker of smart phones that use Microsoft software, began supplying HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) smart phones to SoftbankÂ in Japan on Thursday. The deal is the second major design launch in Japan for the Taiwanese company. In July, HTC started supplying a Windows Mobile-based smart phoneÂ with NTT DoCoMo. HTC's new Softbank X01HT features multiple ways for users to access high speed Internet data, HTC said. HSDPA allows data transfer rates of up to 1.8Mbps, and uploads of 384Kbps, faster than W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access). Users can also access WLAN (wireless LAN) hot spots using the handset. The smart phone runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 and has the Microsoft Office suite, as well as Explorer Mobile. The QWERTY keyboard allows users to input data or play music on Windows Media Player. In the near future, the users will be able to use a push e-mail service, running on Microsoft Exchange Push E-Mail technology. The handset is also wired with Bluetooth technology, and boasts a 2-megapixel high resolution digital camera, and a microSDTM card slot to store pictures, music or video. Earlier this month HTC announced it was joiningÂ forces with VodafoneÂ to deliver 3G smartphones in Japan.
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Wireless chip developer Qualcomm Inc.   on Wednesday reported a 15 percent rise in  third-quarter net profit, but shares fell more than 7 percent  after it forecast fourth-quarter revenue lower than some  analysts' estimates.
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Qualcomm Incorporated, pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, on October 1 announced the opening of a research and development (R&amp;D) center in Hyderabad, India.
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HONG KONG -- Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's largest corporation, joined Microsoft Corp. on Monday in launching the first mobile phone in Asia and Europe to use high-speed HSDPA wireless technology.
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Taiwan smartphone maker High Tech  Computer (HTC) said on Wednesday it will launch 10 new PDAs and  smartphones using chips from U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc by the end  of the year.
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Investors looking at Qualcomm&#39;s (QCOM:Nasdaq - news - research) fourth-quarter earnings report will be seeking a clear signal on the wireless sector.
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Wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc.  on Wednesday posted quarterly earnings that rose 46 percent on strong sales of cell phones using its chips, but said current-quarter earnings would fall short of the average Wall Street forecast.
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InfoWorld - Texas Instruments, the world&#39;s largest maker of mobile phone chips, plans to work more closely with its Asian contract chip manufacturing partners to develop new production technologies, a company spokeswoman confirmed.
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The U.S. International Trade  Commission has denied Qualcomm Inc.'s  request to stay  an order banning imports of new phone models with Qualcomm  chips the trade agency said infringe a Broadcom Corp.   patent, Broadcom said on Friday.
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Investor's Business Daily - When it comes to making CDMA chips for cell phones, Qualcomm is king. But as a new generation of phones hits the market, the company may struggle to keep its reign.
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Qualcomm Inc. on Friday raised its  quarterly profit forecast due to strong demand for its mobile  phone technology.
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Global smart phone shipments are set to rise dramatically over the next five years, as better devices and lower prices combine with other factors to fuel growthand meet
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(InfoWorld) - Despite attacks on its business model, including a particularly rancorous battle with Nokia, Qualcomm said its revenue will be higher than expected for its fiscal second quarter. Instead of pro forma revenue of $2 billion to $2.1 billion, Qualcomm expects to report $2.1 billion to $2.2 billion for its second quarter, which ends April 1. The new estimate is based on better-than-expected shipments of Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem chips as well as CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access) and WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) chips. Despite growing mobile phone penetration in Europe and North America, sales of CDMA2000 and WCDMA were particularly strong in those regions, Qualcomm said. Qualcomm competitor Texas InstrumentsÂ (TI) doesn't expect to have done quite as well in the quarter. On Monday, TI revised its expectations for revenue in the first quarter of this year to be potentially lower. Instead of $3.01 billion to $3.28 billion, TI said revenue will likely fall between $3.07 billion and $3.22 billion. Qualcomm's raised expectations come amid attacks on its business. A group of vendors, including Nokia, filed a complaint with the European Commission in late 2005 charging Qualcomm with anticompetitive behavior. Nokia and others claim that Qualcomm isn't licensing its technology that contributes to certain industry standards on a fair basis, as promised. Qualcomm is also involved in renegotiations with Nokia regarding their contract, which expires April 7. That renegotiation process has been marred by patent infringement lawsuits that Qualcomm has filed against Nokia in France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy, as well as with the International Trade Commission. Qualcomm has also been at battle with chipmaker Broadcom. The two settled some of their patent claims against each other recently but are still arguing over others. Qualcomm expects additional solid growth in the future in part due to a couple of developments. The GSM Association chose an LG Electronics handset that uses a Qualcomm chipset in a contest to supply a low-cost 3G phone to participating operators around the globe. In addition, Verizon WirelessÂ and AT&T have said they'll use Qualcomm's mobile TV platform.
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Taiwan smartphone maker High Tech Computer (HTC) said on Wednesday it will launch 10 new PDAs and smartphones using chips from U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc by the end of the year.
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Seven Asian telecommunications firms are coming together to invest between $30m and $40m (Â£16.3m and Â£22m) in new mobile phone services and technology.
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Qualcomm Inc. Friday raised its earnings and revenue forecasts for the current quarter, based on higher shipments of its cell-phone chips.