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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.

Recent Milestones

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  Qualcomm invested in Alo7. (6/6/13)
  Posted 6/6/13 at 9:08pm via yahoo.com
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  Qualcomm invested in Cubic Telecom. (5/24/13)
  Posted 5/26/13 at 6:47pm via techcrunch.com
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  Qualcomm invested in Rockpack. (9/1/12)
  Posted 5/17/13 at 3:09am
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  Qualcomm invested in MightyText. (8/31/12)
  Posted 8/31/12 at 4:58am via prnewswire.com
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  Qualcomm acquired DesignArt Networks. (8/23/12)
  Posted 8/23/12 at 6:55pm via freshnews.com
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  Qualcomm invested in Telcare. (8/22/12)
  Posted 8/22/12 at 6:13pm via finsmes.com
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  Qualcomm invested in Visage Mobile. (5/3/12)
  Posted 5/3/12 at 4:14am via techcrunch.com
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  Qualcomm invested in Airstrip Technologies. (2/9/12)
  Posted 2/9/12 at 6:35pm via freshnews.com
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  Qualcomm invested in ip.access. (12/12/11)
  Posted 12/12/11 at 6:40am via techcrunch.com
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  Qualcomm acquired HaloIPT. (11/8/11)
  Posted 11/8/11 at 6:40pm via techcrunch.com
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  Qualcomm invested in Siklu. (10/18/11)
  Posted 10/18/11 at 5:52pm via finsmes.com
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  Qualcomm added Nilesh Pandey as Software Engineer. (9/1/11)
  Posted 6/4/13 at 1:57am
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  Qualcomm added Michael Howse as Executive Advisor. (9/1/11)
  Posted 1/10/12 at 10:21am
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  Qualcomm — Qualcomm Buys Assets From GestureTek To Add Gesture Recognition Technology To Snapdragon (7/25/11)
  Posted 7/25/11 at 8:00pm via techcrunch.com
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  Qualcomm added Matt Grob as CTO. (7/12/11)
  Posted 7/12/11 at 10:25am
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  Qualcomm acquired Rapid Bridge. (6/10/11)
  Posted 6/10/11 at 5:06am via prnewswire.com

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1. Qualcomm Acquires Small Cell Pioneer DesignArt Networks (freshnews.com) [edit]
2. Qualcomm Acquires Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Tech From HaloIPT (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. Qualcomm to Acquire the Assets of Semiconductor Design Innovator Rapid Bridge (prnewswire.com) [edit]
4. Qualcomm Brings Atheros Into the Fold (sdbj.com) [edit]
5. Qualcomm Acquires Mobile Video Firm Digital Fountain (dmwmedia.com) [edit]
6. Qualcomm Acquires Handheld Graphics and Multimedia Assets from AMD (qualcomm.com) [edit]
7. Qualcomm Acquires Xiam Technologies Limited (xiam.com) [edit]
8. Alarm:Clock (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
9. Qualcomm acquires mobile WiMAX assets of TeleCIS (venturebeat.com) [edit]
10. Qualcomm Acquires Berkana Wireless Inc., Strategic Developer of RF CMOS Solutions (qualcomm.com) [edit]
11. Qualcomm Acquires U.K.-based Mobile Content Delivery Leader ELATA (qualcomm.com) [edit]
12. Qualcomm Acquires UK-Based, Mobile User Interface Leader Trigenix (qualcomm.com) [edit]
13. Qualcomm Acquires Within Technology, Inc. (qualcomm.com) [edit]
14. Qualcomm Completes Acquisition of Wireless Location Leader SnapTrack (qualcomm.com) [edit]
15. Qualcomm Incorporated Announces Acquisition of Now Software (qualcomm.com) [edit]
16. Qualcomm Leads Series C Funding into a Chinese Online English Education Startup (ph.news.yahoo.com) [edit]
17. Cubic Telecom Secures $5.2M To Create Devices That Roam Mobile Networks Cheaply (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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19. Qualcomm Awards $100,000 in Venture Financing to MightyText, Winner of the QPrize 2012 North American Regional Semi-Final Competition (prnewswire.com) [edit]
20. Telcare Raises $25.5M in Series B Equity Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
21. Visage Mobile Raises $8M From Motorola Solutions, Qualcomm To Help Companies Manage Employee Wireless Devices (techcrunch.com) [edit]
22. AirStrip Technologies Announces Investment from Qualcomm (freshnews.com) [edit]
23. ‘Small Cell’ Maker ip.access Raises $15M From Intel, Qualcomm And Others (techcrunch.com) [edit]
24. Siklu Closes $19M Series B Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
25. Cavendish Kinetics Closes $10M Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
26. RockHealth Opens Incubator to Get the Web 2.0 Generation into Healthcare (techcrunch.com) [edit]
27. Facial Recognition Tech Startup Viewdle Raises $10 Million From Best Buy, Others (techcrunch.com) [edit]
28. Realtime Media Sharing Service TweetPhoto Raises $2.6 Million Series A (techcrunch.com) [edit]
29. Realtime Media Sharing Service TweetPhoto Raises $2.6 Million Series A (techcrunch.com) [edit]
30. Qualcomm leads $10M round for Vue personal video network gear (venturebeat.com) [edit]
31. Visage Mobile Gets A $4.5 Million Infusion From Qualcomm And Others (techcrunch.com) [edit]
32. Arteris raises $9.7M in fourth round for chip design tools (venturebeat.com) [edit]
33. Calcalist (calcalist.co.il) [edit]
34. Siimpel Corp. Secures $8,700,000 New Funding (xconomy.com) [edit]
35. Streamezzo Secures Over US$22 Million In Round C Financing From New And Existing Investors Bringing Total Investment To US$48 Million (webitpr.com) [edit]
36. Siimpel raises $21.5M for imaging technology for cellphones (venturebeat.com) [edit]
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Qualcomm Sells FLO TV Wireless Spectrum to AT&T For Nearly $2 Billion (paidcontent.org) [edit]
Qualcomm Is Said to Be Set to Buy Atheros for $3.5 Billion (dealbook.nytimes.com) [edit]
Qualcomm Buys Assets From GestureTek To Add Gesture Recognition Technology To Snapdragon (techcrunch.com) [edit]