Qualcomm

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In July 1985, seven industry veterans came together in the den of Dr. Irwin Jacobs’ San Diego home to discuss an idea. Those visionaries—Franklin Antonio, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, Irwin Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi and Harvey White—decided they wanted to build “QUALity COMMunications” and outlined a plan that has evolved into one of the telecommunications industry’s greatest start-up success stories: Qualcomm Incorporated.

Qualcomm started out providing contract research and development services, with limited product manufacturing, for the wireless telecommunications market. One of the team’s first goals was to develop a commercial product. This effort resulted in OmniTRACS®. Since its introduction in 1988, OmniTRACS has grown into the largest satellite-based commercial mobile system for the transportation industry today.

This early success led the company to take a daring departure from conventional wireless wisdom. In 1989, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) endorsed a digital technology called Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA ). Just three months later, Qualcomm introduced Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), a superior technology for wireless and data products that changed the global face of wireless communications forever.

Today, Qualcomm plays a central role in the rapid adoption and growth of 3G and next-generation wireless around the world. Qualcomm’s current intellectual property portfolio includes more than 7,200 United States patents for wireless technologies, with more than 145 telecommunications equipment manufacturers licensing them worldwide.

Since 1985, Qualcomm’s visionary technology leadership has been carrying the world forward, changing it by improving the way people communicate, work and live. And with that same pioneering spirit, Qualcomm is still innovating, still chipping away at the boundaries of what’s possible, still changing the world, one idea at a time.

Milestones

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  Qualcomm acquired Digital Fountain. (3/1/09)
  Posted 3/1/09 at 8:49am
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  Qualcomm acquired AMD Handheld Graphics for $65M. (1/20/09)
  Posted 4/9/09 at 10:47am
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  Qualcomm invested in Modu. (1/09)
  Posted 1/26/09 at 3:40pm
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  Qualcomm invested in Siimpel Corporation. (11/26/08)
  Posted 8/24/09 at 10:06pm
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  Qualcomm acquired Xiam for $32M. (3/11/08)
  Posted 4/29/09 at 8:11am
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  Qualcomm acquired SoftMax. (12/21/07)
  Posted 1/20/09 at 10:11pm
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  Qualcomm invested in Streamezzo. (12/1/07)
  Posted 12/18/07 at 1:51am
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  Qualcomm invested in Siimpel Corporation. (10/23/07)
  Posted 1/7/09 at 9:00am
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  Qualcomm invested in A123 Systems. (10/1/07)
  Posted 12/22/07 at 1:00am
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  Qualcomm invested in obopay. (7/1/07)
  Posted 7/31/07 at 4:51am
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  Qualcomm invested in PixSense. (6/1/07)
  Posted 8/28/07 at 11:55am
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  Qualcomm acquired TeleCIS Wireless. (4/07)
  Posted 1/9/09 at 9:21pm
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  Qualcomm invested in GoTV. (3/27/07)
  Posted 5/20/08 at 11:47am
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  Qualcomm invested in Juice Wireless. (3/1/07)
  Posted 12/18/07 at 8:46pm
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  Qualcomm invested in obopay. (9/1/06)
  Posted 7/31/07 at 4:48am
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  Qualcomm acquired Berkäna Wireless for $56M. (1/5/06)
  Posted 7/11/09 at 11:41am

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1. Qualcomm Acquires Mobile Video Firm Digital Fountain (dmwmedia.com) [edit]
2. Qualcomm Acquires Handheld Graphics and Multimedia Assets from AMD (qualcomm.com) [edit]
3. Qualcomm Acquires Xiam Technologies Limited (xiam.com) [edit]
4. Alarm:Clock (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
5. Qualcomm acquires mobile WiMAX assets of TeleCIS (venturebeat.com) [edit]
6. Qualcomm Acquires Berkana Wireless Inc., Strategic Developer of RF CMOS Solutions (qualcomm.com) [edit]
7. Calcalist (calcalist.co.il) [edit]
8. Siimpel Corp. Secures $8,700,000 New Funding (xconomy.com) [edit]
9. webitpr.com [edit]
10. Siimpel raises $21.5M for imaging technology for cellphones (venturebeat.com) [edit]
11. mitsloanblog.typepad.com [edit]
12. venturebeat.com [edit]
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14. Venturebeat article (venturebeat.com) [edit]
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