QUALCOMM Incorporated
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EU drops monopoly abuse probe into chip maker Qualcomm after complaints withdrawn -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 1 hour 17 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday dropped a monopoly abuse probe into wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc. after mobile phone companies withdrew complaints about high royalty fees.
Qualcomm Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results
FierceWireless | 19 days 20 hours 34 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced results... Read more >>
Qualcomm Streamlining Development of New Generation of Brew Mobile Platform Phones to Market Through Collaboration with Leading
FierceWireless | 11 days 3 hours 43 minutes ago
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Qualcomm Now Sampling Industry's First Dual-carrier HSPA+ and Multi-Mode 3G/LTE Chipsets for Global Markets
FierceWireless | 12 days 2 hours 20 minutes ago
- Trend Shows Industry Coming Together for Widespread Deployment of Two Advanced Network Technologies in 2010 - November 12, 2009: 07:30 AM ET SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm... Read more >>
New Qualcomm Subsidiary to Focus on Mobile Open Source Development
FierceWireless | 29 days 1 hour 1 minute ago
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced that it has established a separate wholly-owned... Read more >>
Cable Digital News - Broadband - Semiconductor Vet Joins MaxLinear Board - Telecom News Wire
Light Reading | 3 hours 31 minutes ago
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- MaxLinear Inc., a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal IC solutions for broadband communications applications, today announced that Donald Schrock has been elected as the newest member of its board of directors.
Semiconductor Vet Joins MaxLinear Board
Cable Digital News | 2 hours 44 minutes ago
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- MaxLinear Inc., a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal IC solutions for broadband communications applications, today announced that Donald Schrock has been elected as the newest member of its board of directors.
MediaFLO Technology Recognized by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications as an Official Technology for Mobile M
FierceWireless | 12 days 3 hours 6 minutes ago
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced that Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and... Read more >>
Unstrung - Qualcomm Intros Gobi2000 - Telecom News Wire
Unstrung.com | 4 days 4 hours 45 minutes ago
Qualcomm's new Gobi2000 technology to deliver 3G connectivity in Lenovo ThinkPad laptops
Unstrung - Qualcomm - Qualcomm Appoints VP Investor Relations - Telecom News Wire
Unstrung.com | 11 days 20 hours 9 minutes ago
Qualcomm appoints Warren Kneeshaw as vice president of investor relations
Unstrung - Telco Wireless - Qualcomm Adds Gigahertz Processing - Telecom News Wire
Unstrung.com | 12 days 1 hour 56 minutes ago
Qualcomm announced it is sampling a new smartphone chipset family that breaks new ground in mobile performance in mainstream smartphone tier
Television Enthusiasts Can Get Their TV Fix as FLO TV Personal Television Mobile Device Debuts with Major Retailers
FierceWireless | 11 days 4 hours 13 minutes ago
Consumers eager to watch their favorite television programs, sports and news while on-the-go can satisfy their mobile TV craving as the handheld FLO TV™ Personal Television hits shelves across... Read more >>
Light Reading - Mobile/Wireless - Qualcomm Announces Q4 - Telecom News Wire
Light Reading | 19 days 20 hours 27 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO -- Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced results for the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended September 27, 2009.
Unstrung - Qualcomm - TIM, Qualcomm Team in Brazil - Telecom News Wire
Unstrung.com | 40 days 22 hours 10 minutes ago
TIM Brazil launches first multi-platform wireless applications store in Latin America
Unstrung - Telco Wireless - Qualcomm Creates Open-Source Unit - Telecom News Wire
Unstrung.com | 29 days 6 hours 48 minutes ago
Has established a wholly owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc. (QuIC), focused on mobile open-source platforms
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Company Overview
| Company: | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Communications Components |
| Website: | http://www.qualcomm.com |
Cell phone makers, wireless carriers, and governments worldwide call on QUALCOMM to engineer a quality conversation. The company pioneered the commercialization of the code-division multiple access (CDMA) technology used in wireless communications equipment and satellite ground stations mainly in North America. It licenses CDMA semiconductor technology and system software to more than 150 equipment and cell phone makers. QUALCOMM's OmniTRACS satellite vehicle tracking system is used by the trucking industry to manage vehicle fleets. QUALCOMM Ventures invests in wireless communications and Internet startups. Customers in the Asia/Pacific region account for more than two-thirds of sales.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 10,416 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -6.5 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,592 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -49.6 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 16,100 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 4.5 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | September |
