QUALCOMM Signs FLO Chip Agreement With Newport Media to Support Global Deployment of MediaFLO Broadcast Services

San Diego (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Agreement Implements QUALCOMM Licensing Policy Designed
to Drive the Global Adoption of Open FLO Standard -

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and
innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced
wireless technologies, and mobile system semiconductor company
Newport Media Inc., today announced that the companies have signed a
royalty-free agreement that enables Newport Media to use QUALCOMM's
patented technologies to design, manufacture and sell certain
semiconductor chip products that implement FLO(TM) technology. FLO
technology, a multicast innovation, is a Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA) standardized air-interface technology designed to
increase capacity and coverage and reduce cost for multimedia content
delivery to mobile handsets. The FLO Forum recently gained official
approval and publication of the FLO Air Interface Specification by
the TIA TR-47.1 Subcommittee.

"In order to encourage multiple FLO chip vendors, QUALCOMM is
enabling companies, such as Newport Media, to develop and market FLO
chips incorporating QUALCOMM's patented technologies without payment
of royalties to QUALCOMM," said Marv Blecker, president of QUALCOMM
Technology Licensing. "Through this program and the work being done
with the growing vendor community in the FLO Forum, we continue
driving the adoption of FLO technology to facilitate the delivery of
high-quality mobile TV, audio and datacasting services to consumers
around the world."

"We are pleased to sign this agreement with QUALCOMM, a leader in
providing wireless multimedia delivery solutions, as it will allow us
to address the rapidly growing mobile TV market and provide advanced
chipsets based on FLO technology to our customers," said Mohy
Abdelgany, president and chief executive officer of Newport Media.
"This agreement opens up new business opportunities and we look
forward to expanding our product portfolio to include FLO
semiconductor solutions."

In order to provide Newport Media's handset customers and other
handset suppliers rights to use QUALCOMM's patented technology,
QUALCOMM also has implemented a broad-based licensing program to
enable the development, manufacture and sale of FLO-enabled handsets.
Subject to QUALCOMM's standard terms and conditions, QUALCOMM will
license its essential FLO patents for use in multi-mode CDMA/FLO
handsets with no increase to its standard royalty rate for CDMA-based
handsets. CDMA includes CDMA2000(R) and/or WCDMA/UMTS. For FLO
handsets that do not also implement CDMA, QUALCOMM will license its
essential FLO patents on terms and conditions that are fair,
reasonable and free from unfair discrimination. Companies interested
in licensing FLO patents should contact QUALCOMM at +1-858-587-1121
and ask to speak with the QUALCOMM Technology Licensing group.

Engineered specifically for the mobile environment, FLO technology
offers several advantages over other mobile multicast technologies,
including higher-quality video and audio, faster channel switching
time, superior mobile reception, optimized power consumption and
greater capacity than other multicast technologies. Because of its
superior throughput and efficient use of spectrum, FLO technology can
support more content channels (in the same frequency band) than
competing technologies, depending on channel bandwidth allocation.
Specific performance features of FLO technology include:

- For example, in a 6 MHz channel, FLO technology can transmit up to 20
streaming channels of QVGA-quality (320x240 pixels) video at up to 30
frames per second, 10 stereo audio channels (HE AAC+ parametric stereo)
and multiple distributed Clipcast(TM) content per day (short-format
video clips) and datacast services.
- Faster channel switching time. Channel change time is approximately
two seconds with FLO technology, and does not require buffering, splash
screens or progress bars.
- Low battery power consumption without compromising channel switching
time. The commercial goal for FLO technology is approximately 3.8
hours of view time on a standard 850 mAh battery.
- High mobility reception, for example, in 700 MHz, FLO-enabled receivers
can operate efficiently at vehicular speeds up to 200 km/hr with
graceful degradation of service at even higher speeds.

More information on the benefits of FLO technology and technical
details on the FLO specification are available from the FLO Forum
(www.floforum.org). The FLO Forum is a multi-company initiative
committed to advancing the global standardization of FLO technology.
Composed of industry-leading organizations, the FLO Forum works to
develop products and services, based on FLO technology, that enable
the delivery of advanced multimedia services to wireless consumers.
The FLO Forum is organized to promote the global standardization of
FLO technology, including compliance and certification benchmarks for
the technology. The FLO Forum recently gained official approval and
publication of the FLO Air Interface Specification by the TIA TR-47.1
Subcommittee.

MediaFLO(TM) system is an end-to-end solution that enables
multicasting of high-quality video, audio streams, Clipcast media and
IP datacasting to mobile handsets. The MediaFLO system is a
manageable, scalable, subscription-based distribution system and an
efficient over-the-air network solution that provides wireless
operators and broadcasters a way to cost-effectively deliver the
high-quality audio and video content their subscribers desire. More
information about the MediaFLO system is available at
www.mediaflo.com.

Newport Media Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that
develops and sells highly integrated solutions for emerging digital
audio and mobile TV broadcast standards. Newport Media has assembled
a management and development team with comprehensive system
semiconductor experience in wireless handset and digital set-top box
industries. Newport Media's development team leverages its collective
experience in these converging industries to develop broadcast
multimedia architectures and IC implementations with unprecedented
performance, power consumption, size and cost. For more information,
visit www.newportmediainc.com.

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 2006 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq
Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news
release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully
design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA
components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to
which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various
markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from
time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on
Form 10-K for the year ended September 25, 2005, and most recent Form
10-Q.

QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
MediaFLO, FLO and Clipcast are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA USA). All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

Newport Media is a trademark of Newport Media, Inc. All rights
reserved.

QUALCOMM Contacts:
Jeremy James, Corporate Communications
Phone: +1-858-651-1641
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Bill Davidson, Investor Relations
Phone: +1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
Newport Media Contact:
Kelly Poffenberger
Weber Shandwick
Phone: +1-949-428-3868
Email: kpoffenberger@webershandwick.com
Web site: http://www.newportmediainc.com
Web site: http://www.floforum.org
Web site: http://www.mediaflo.com
Web site: http://www.qualcomm.com

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Contact:
Jeremy James, Corporate Communications, +1-858-651-1641,
corpcomm@qualcomm.com, or Bill Davidson, Investor Relations,
+1-858-658-4813, ir@qualcomm.com, both of QUALCOMM Incorporated; or
Kelly Poffenberger of Weber Shandwick, +1-949-428-3868,
kpoffenberger@webershandwick.com, for Newport Media