QUALCOMM Incorporated is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego, California. (www.qualcomm.com). QUALCOMM is a Fortune 500 company, is included in the S&P 500 Index and is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Marketa under the ticker symbol QCOM.
he Company’s business areas include CDMA chipsets WCDMA, CDMA 2000 1X, EV-DO, and system software; technology licensing; the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless™ (BREW™) applications platform; QChat™ push-to-talk technology; Eudora® e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar™ system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS® and OmniExpress®. QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 115 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. www.qualcomm.com
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About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.
About NEC Neva Communications Systems
CJSC «NEC Neva Communications Systems» was established in May 1997 as a local factory of NEC's digital switching system and provides engineering, system integration and professional services. NEC has owned 100 per cent of its shares since Autumn 2009.
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Huawei is a world-leading telecom solutions provider focused on building long-term partnerships with telecom operators. Through our passionate employees and unmatched R&D capabilities, we respond quickly to customers’ needs with a comprehensive, customized set of offerings. Huawei’s products and solutions are deployed in over 100 countries and serve 45 of the world’s top 50 operators, as well as over one billion users worldwide. In 2009, Huawei recorded USD21.8 billion in contract orders.
In line with the industry’s vision of an All IP network and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) environment, Huawei offers one of the broadest end-to-end product portfolios including: Wireless products, Core network products, Network products, Software solutions, Terminals.
As at end of December 2009, Huawei has over 95,000 employees with an average localization rate of 57%. 42 percent of employees are engaged in R&D activities. Each year, Huawei invests about 10% of its revenues into R&D and operates innovation centres across the world that is part of an integrated product development processes. Huawei has 17 global R&D centres all over the world.
In line with its commitment to intellectual property rights, Huawei leads the world with Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications filed in 2009, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization. As at the end of Dec, 2009, Huawei has cumulatively lodged 42,543 patent applications.
Huawei also drives the development of industry standards through active participation in 123 international standardization organizations.
