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The Daily Chartist: Qualcomm Gets Ready to Rally
By Helene Meisler
Special to TheStreet.com
1/17/01 8:34 AM ET
Qualcomm (QCOM:Nasdaq - news - boards). Now there`s a stock folks rarely
chatter about anymore. Oh, every once in a while we hear a casual mention, but
does anyone remember the days when Qualcomm was "the" stock, by which so
many others were measured? What`s most interesting about Qualcomm is that it
has marched to the beat of a different drummer in this past year, or perhaps it`s
really been a market leader.

Qualcomm Breaks Its Downtrend Line

Qualcomm is so instructive because it shows how long it takes to build a base, even
in a technology stock. Let`s begin with the fact that Qualcomm actually made its
high the first week of January last year, two months before the Nasdaq Composite
Index did. By the time the Nasdaq was flirting with 5000, Qualcomm was already
about 20% off its high, so it topped out well before the Nasdaq did. Its tumble in the
spring decline was one of the largest, both in points and percentages, as it tumbled
from $160 to $60. I use $60 and not $50 because $60 was the spring low, but the
ultimate low came two months later, in July at $50. By the time the Nasdaq`s bear
market really settled in this fall, Qualcomm was not participating on the downside
anymore. Nasdaq 2250 found Qualcomm about 50% off its low.

Next, look at the crossing of the steep downtrend line. For
Qualcomm, that occurred shortly after it made its low at $50 in July
2000. But did the stock scream higher? No, despite the Nasdaq`s
August rally. It actually meandered higher, then lower, then higher,
then lower, etc. But each time it rallied it made a higher high and
each time it sold off it made a higher low. That`s what we want to
see when a stock is basing: higher highs and higher lows. But do
you see how much time that took? It`s been six months since Qualcomm made its
lows, and the ride has not been all one-sided. There has been a lot of backing and
filling done here.

This brings us back to the current Nasdaq situation. That downtrend line still has not
been crossed. But as you can see, crossing a steep downtrend line is not a
panacea; it is just the first step in the process. I do believe the Nasdaq will cross
that downtrend line soon, especially because tech stocks continue to act well in the
face of bad news. Heck, Intel (INTC:Nasdaq - news - boards) told us revenue would
be down 15% in the first quarter and folks just yawned. In addition, the breadth on
Nasdaq has been positive the past few days, despite a drop in the averages. So
crossing that downtrend line will produce a rally, but I do not believe it means we
zoom ahead without ever looking back. Qualcomm tells us that even after we cross
the downtrend line, there is still plenty of backing and filling to be done.

As for Qualcomm, it`s got a nice uptrend line we can draw beginning with the July
low, connecting the August and early November lows, and we just bounced off it
again late last week. It should rally from this level.

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QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Delivers World`s First 3G CDMA Solution Supporting Removable User Identity Module Standard
QCT`s MSM5105 Integrated Circuit and System Software Targets Korean & Chinese Handset Manufacturers to Enable Global Roaming
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2001--QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - news), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the rollout of the world`s first integrated third-generation (3G) cdma2000 1x Removable User Identity Module (R-UIM) handset solution. Samples of the QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) MSM5105(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) integrated circuit and system software shipped in December 2000 and offer direct interface with the new 3G CDMA-compliant Schlumberger Simera Airflex(TM) smart cards, announced in June 2000. The demand for R-UIM smart card capabilities and services has been driven by Korean and Chinese network operators to allow their subscribers to roam across CDMA and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) networks. These roaming capabilities can lead to new mobile commerce smart card services.

``The MSM5105 system solution for R-UIM-enabled 3G handsets will provide manufacturers a cost-effective means to address CDMA and GSM roaming requirements for the Korean and Chinese markets, as well as future global markets,`` said Luis Pineda, vice president of product management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies.

``The implementation of QUALCOMM`s MSM5105 integrated circuit, complementing our Simera Airflex smart card, the world`s first commercial application for the R-UIM, enables CDMA handset manufacturers to easily provide their customers with GSM network coverage when travelling,`` said Xavier Chanay, vice president of Mobile Communication Products for Schlumberger.

``The leadership that CDG member companies have taken in developing and rolling out CDMA solutions is once again demonstrated with the R-UIM system capability offered with the latest 3G products,`` said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDMA Development Group. ``The continued support of the R-UIM standard for 3G handsets will further help manufacturers make global roaming a reality, and support the drive for new 3G handsets offering advanced smart card services.``

The R-UIM capabilities offered by these advanced products will provide new revenue opportunities for CDMA and GSM operators and enable them to provide new services for subscribers on both CDMA and GSM networks. With R-UIM capabilities, subscribers will have the flexibility of easy roaming on their handsets, maintaining private and secure access to all of their personal information, including network settings, privileges, preferences, phone books and more.

The sampling of QCT`s MSM5105 integrated circuit, system software and Subscriber Unit Reference (SURF(TM)) development platform, together with Schlumberger`s Simera Airflex smart cards, will enable handset manufacturers to incorporate advanced smart card services into 3G CDMA handsets capable of supporting voice and 153 kilobits per second (kbps) high-speed packet data services that emerging 3G cdma2000 network deployments offer. This R-UIM solution will also be offered on future QCT cdma2000 1x integrated circuit and system software products.

The QCT R-UIM solution is designed to comply with the TIA/EIA/IS-820 specification developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2).

QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, a division of QUALCOMM Incorporated, is a developer and supplier of CDMA integrated circuits, hardware and software solutions, and tools, with more than 118 million cumulative shipments of MSM integrated circuits worldwide. QCT offers wireless position location technology by SnapTrack(TM), a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM. QCT supplies chipsets to the world`s leading CDMA handset and infrastructure manufacturers including: Acer Peripherals, Inc., ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; FUJITSU LIMITED; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.; KYOCERA CORPORATION; LG Information and Communications, Ltd.; Samsung Electronics Ltd.; SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.; and Toshiba Corporation, among others.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company`s CDMA digital technology. The Company`s business areas include CDMA integrated circuits and system software; technology licensing; Eudora® email software for Windows® and Macintosh® computing platforms; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS® and OmniExpress(TM). 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 90 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2000 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® 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 24, 2000, and most recent Form 10-Q.

QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MSM5105, MSM, SURF, SnapTrack and OmniExpress are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. Simera Airflex is a trademark of Schlumberger. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners

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San Diego, Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Leap Wireless International Inc., a provider
of wireless-phone service, said it will receive a discount voucher valued at $125
million from Qualcomm Inc. to use to buy airwave licenses in a U.S. auction.

The voucher was issued by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to
Qualcomm, Leap said in a press release distributed by PR Newswire.
Company officials couldn`t be reached to comment.

Leap said it will pay back the principal and interest to Qualcomm, a San
Diego-based developer of mobile-phone technology, within five years. Leap is
also based in San Diego.

Leap shares rose $3.88 to $41 today before the news was released. They rose
as high as $43 in after-hours trading. Qualcomm rose $2.19 to $77.63.