Qualcomm Fans Fear 2005 Cooling Trend
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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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Soft Vista sales and overenthusiastic factory construction are combining to deliver a nice present for those seeking DRAM bargains: Prices have tumbled to their lowest levels of 2007, and analysts say the fun may not be over yet.
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By Balas, Janet L  Sometimes I feel that I am becoming a technology curmudgeon. I don't just jump on the bandwagon at each announcement of a new technology; instead I wait to see if it has any advantages besides being new.
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Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O may change the  way it recognizes royalties from its licensees, which would  reduce fourth-quarter pre-tax income by $298 million, the  company said on Friday.
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(InfoWorld) - If there was a big networking story in 2006, chances are it came through the airwaves rather than over wires. Most of the biggest issues involved wireless technologies or services, and they'll keep radiating out into 2007. Slow progress for fast Wi-Fi: The year started with a vote on a first draft of IEEE 802.11n, the over-100M bps (bit-per-second) standard that caused feuding in 2005. It didn't pass, but vendors got the ball rolling by building to that draft, then some worked to make their products interoperate. As impatience grew, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced it would take the rare step ofÂ certifying products before the final standard is complete. But 802.11n itself is still far off, currently forecast for sign-off in March 2008. The Wi-Fi Alliance certification, expected around midyear, offers a glimmer of hope for consumers anxious for the technology's better speed and range. Municipal wireless networks: It seemed like every big city in the U.S., most smaller ones, and several overseas started planning their own wireless networks in 2006. Incumbent carriers were alarmed, but AT&T Inc. eventually got into the game itself, winning a contract in Riverside, California. San Francisco became the focus of concerns about privacy and city control after itÂ chose EarthLink Inc. and Google Inc. to build its network. The coming year could be a rough one for municipal Wi-Fi, because many networks are set to go live but probably won't meet expectations for coverage at first, according to municipal networks consultant Craig Settles. They'll need adjustment before they start delivering the goods later in the year, he said. A close call for BlackBerry: A patent dispute seemingly almost cut the wireless lifeline for thousands of BlackBerry users before Research in Motion Ltd.Â settled with NTP Inc. in March. But Visto Corp. also sued the BlackBerry maker and NTP sued Palm Inc., reminding users that the wireless industry is still embroiled in costly intellectual property disputes. At the same time, mobile giants Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp. appear headed for a confrontation over Nokia's use of Qualcomm technology that's at the core of 3G (third-generation) mobile gear. WiMax makes a powerful friend: Although a standard for mobile WiMax was approved in late 2005, this year saw a lot of speculation about whether the new high-speed technology would find a place amid Wi-Fi, 3G and other wireless systems. In the U.S., its biggest backer was ClearWire Corp., a small service provider with close ties to top WiMax backer Intel. But in August, Sprint Nextel Corp., one of the biggest U.S. mobile operators and holder of radio licenses around the country that could be used with WiMax,Â anointed the technology as its next-generation system to complement 3G. The carrier plans to start rolling it out by the fourth quarter of 2007 and offer coverage to 100 million people in 2008, a major endorsement that will help foster an equipment market and economies of scale that will lower prices. Buyouts everywhere: Consolidation in the carrier infrastructure market mirrored the big mergers among service providers, in a year that began with Verizon Communications Inc. completing its buyout of MCI Inc. and saw Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. become Alcatel-Lucent SA by December. Nokia and Siemens AG also agreed to merge their telecommunications infrastructure units. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc. made a play for the video market with Scientific-Atlanta Inc. The players changed in other areas, too, with Motorola Inc. buying Symbol Technologies Inc. to bolster its enterprise wireless lineup and Brocade Communications Systems Inc.Â bought storage switch rival McData Corp. But one high-profile deal, AT&T's proposed acquisition of BellSouth Corp., is coming down to the wire and may become the first big networking deal of 2007 -- or not. Â
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A U.S. federal judge has clamped further restrictions on Qualcomm&#39;s ability to sell and support certain wireless chip sets, saying that they infringe on three patents held by rival Broadcom.The injunction, issued Monday by U.S. District Court Judge James Selna, prohibits Qualcomm from making and selling certain third generation (3G) chip sets, used to provide Internet access to mobile phones. Qualcomm is also barred from engaging in a range of marketing and customer support activities related to its WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and EV-DO (EVolution-Data Only) chips, which are used to process data on high-speed wireless networks.The ruling is the latest in a series of actions in the long-running dispute between the two chip vendors. In July, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)&#160;ruled that Qualcomm infringed Broadcom patents&#160;and barred Qualcomm from importing chips to the U.S., but the Commission allowed mobile phone vendors to ship the chips in their products.&quot;The ITC order did not go nearly as far in prohibiting other activities from Qualcomm,&quot; said David Rosmann, vice president of intellectual property litigation with Broadcom. &quot;The U.S. District Court order has in some respects much broader remedies. So the activities that are going to be barred by this injunction go a long way to&#160;stopping Qualcomm&#39;s continued operations&#160;in support of these infringing chips.&quot;Broadcom sued Qualcomm in May 2005, claiming that Qualcomm&#39;s chips violated three of the company&#39;s patents. In May of this year, a&#160;jury found in Broadcom&#39;s favor&#160;and awarded the company $19.6 million in damages. Monday&#39;s injunction stems from that decision.Broadcom is also suing Qualcomm on other patent infringement and antitrust claims, Rosmann said. The antitrust case is expected to go to trial in 2009.Qualcomm executives could not be reached immediately for comment.
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SAN DIEGO | Santa's bag could be missing some cell phones this holiday season if a ban holds on new models of phones with chips from Qualcomm Inc.   The ban Thursday by the U.S.
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There was scant consolation for chipmaker Qualcomm (QCOM) in a long-awaited court decision on its patent dispute with rival Broadcom (BRCM). On June 7, the U.S.
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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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Shares fall as the company says it may end royalty estimates and count them only when received. NEW YORK  - Qualcomm Inc.
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A federal judge in California ruled that Qualcomm can keep selling some chips whose designs infringe patents held by Broadcom through January 2009.
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Geek chic of years gone by isn't so cool today, as technology races on.
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The case for a losing year in 2008 for this leading electronics retailer.
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German semi-conductors giant Infineon expressed concern about the outlook for business in the second quarter of its fiscal year after earnings in the first quarter fell short of expectations.
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Few major changes in hardware and software are expected until 2006, experts say.
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ANNUAL growth in global semiconductor sales will probably fall by half in 2005 and memory chip sales growth could collapse as a supply glut saps prices, Samsung Electronics has warned.
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Between Qualcomm and Broadcom, victory is in the eye of the beholder.