Qualcomm's Wireless Reach Teams with the GSMA Development Fund

Barcelona, Spain (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Advanced Technology Projects Support Health Care and Education
-

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and
innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today
announced a new program through its Wireless Reach(TM) initiative.
The GSM Association (GSMA) Development Fund and Wireless Reach will
work together to develop three projects using mobile broadband
technology for health care and education in Egypt, the Philippines
and Tanzania.

"Our Wireless Reach initiative has grown substantially over the
last two years with nearly 30 projects in 19 countries," said Shawn
Covell, senior director of International Government Affairs for
Qualcomm. "We are excited to announce a new and important
relationship with the GSMA Development Fund. Working with such a
distinguished organization, Wireless Reach will continue to create
sustainable projects using 3G technology that strengthen economic and
social development worldwide."

This collaboration between Qualcomm and the GSMA Development Fund
is intended to create three projects that will, for example, connect
students to educational resources and medical professionals to
specialists through high-speed 3G HSPA Internet services. Dedicated
project managers on the ground in each of the three countries --
Egypt, Tanzania and the Philippines -- will work with local
operators and will provide support to ensure that the projects are
designed to be sustainable and bring about social, environmental and
economic improvement.

"By working with Qualcomm, the GSMA Development Fund will
highlight how mobile broadband is not just for high income markets,
but also can play a critical role in driving social and economic
development," said Dawn Haig-Thomas, director of the GSMA Development
Fund. "Together, we will deliver innovative solutions aimed at
improving the quality of life for those living at the base of the
social and economic pyramid."

The GSMA Development Fund was set up in October 2005 to provide
consulting support to innovative pilot projects that use mobile
technology to boost social, economic and environmental welfare in
developing countries. Working together with mobile operators, the
Fund supports replicable and sustainable projects that have the
potential to be widely deployed.

Qualcomm believes access to advanced wireless voice and data
services improves people's lives. Qualcomm's Wireless Reach
initiative supports programs and solutions that bring the benefits of
connectivity to developing communities globally. By working with
partners, Wireless Reach projects create new ways for people to
communicate, learn, access health care and reach global markets. For
more information, please visit www.qualcomm.com/wirelessreach.

Qualcomm Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in
developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications
products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies.
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P
500 Index and is a 2007 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq
Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.

Qualcomm is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated.
Wireless Reach is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Qualcomm Contacts:
Richard Tinkler, Qualcomm Europe
Phone: +44-208-466-0874
Email: rtinkler@qualcomm.com
Web site: http://www.qualcomm.com
http://www.qualcomm.com/wirelessreach

ots Originaltext: Qualcomm Incorporated
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

$story.getcontactHeadline()
Richard Tinkler, Qualcomm Europe, +44-208-466-0874,
rtinkler@qualcomm.com