DALLAS and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc.
(NYSE: T) and Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and
innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today
announced that Qualcomm's Gobi(TM) global mobile Internet technology has
been certified for use on the AT&T mobile broadband network.
Gobi technology gives users the freedom to connect to the Internet over
wide-area wireless networks, providing fast, secure and convenient mobile
broadband access and GPS functionality virtually anywhere in the world(1)
via leading 3G wireless networks. With Gobi-embedded notebook computers
running on the AT&T network, customers will realize higher connection
speeds, as well as access to the nation's fastest 3G service when in the
U.S. and the industry's largest international wireless footprint when
abroad.
Today, the companies also announced certification for notebooks from
two leading brands -- Panasonic and HP. Two of Panasonic's Gobi-enabled,
fully rugged notebooks -- the convertible tablet Toughbook 19 and flagship
Toughbook 30 notebook -- are now certified on AT&T's HSPA (High Speed
Packet Access)- based BroadbandConnect 3G network. In addition, AT&T,
Qualcomm and HP announced today that HP's refreshed line of notebooks
featuring built-in AT&T and Gobi technology has been certified by AT&T.
"Qualcomm's Gobi technology is an innovation that will provide AT&T
customers with significant benefits that we believe will lead to increased
adoption of notebooks with built-in wide-area wireless technology,
particularly among the business community," said Carolyn Billings,
executive director of product marketing management for AT&T's wireless
operation. "Gobi technology supports the high speeds available on AT&T's
network and will provide our customers with potential cost savings on their
hardware investments, a key consideration that could lead to the broader
deployment of embedded notebooks."
"We are pleased to have reached this milestone with AT&T," said Mike
Concannon, senior vice president of product management for Qualcomm CDMA
Technologies. "This certification creates even more opportunity for today's
mobile consumers to enjoy truly mobile Internet access using Gobi-equipped
devices."
AT&T joins a growing list of leading operators from around the world
that have certified Gobi technology for use on their networks. In the
coming weeks, AT&T, working with leading notebook OEMs, plans to launch
ambitious marketing programs to support the rollout of Gobi-enabled
notebooks and services.
The embedded Gobi solution includes Qualcomm's MDM1000(TM) chipset,
associated software and APIs, and a reference design for a software-defined
configurable data modem supporting HSPA -- with full backward compatibility
to GPRS/EDGE -- and other 3G wireless technologies.
AT&T BroadbandConnect is the nation's fastest 3G network with typical
download speeds between 700 Kbps (kilobits per second) and 1.7 Mbps
(megabits per second). Typical uplink speeds range between 500 Kbps and 1.2
Mbps. BroadbandConnect is available today in more than 300 major U.S.
metropolitan areas and, by year's end, AT&T expects to offer the service in
nearly 350 major metro areas. AT&T has the broadest international wireless
footprint of any U.S. operator, providing customers access in more than 150
countries, including more than 60 countries with 3G networks.
(1) International service limited to countries in which an operator has
roaming agreements.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) 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 100 Index, the S&P 500 Index and is
a 2008 FORTUNE(R) 500 company. For more information, please visit
http://www.qualcomm.com.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their
offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications
services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and
voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory
publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and
YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators
in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen
integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In
2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and
the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is
available at http://www.att.com.
(C) 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the
AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T
Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks
contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
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AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.
Qualcomm is a registered trademark and Gobi is a trademark of Qualcomm
Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Carla Vallone, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies
Phone: 1-858-651-8557
Email: qctpublicrelations@qualcomm.com
Emily Kilpatrick, Corporate Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
John Gilbert, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
AT&T Contact:
John Kampfe
Phone: 1-732-420-9035
Email: john.kampfe@att.com
SOURCE Qualcomm Incorporated; AT&T Inc.
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CONTACT:
Carla Vallone, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies,
+1-858-651-8557, qctpublicrelations@qualcomm.com, Emily
Kilpatrick, Corporate Communications, +1-858-845-5959,
corpcomm@qualcomm.com, or John Gilbert, Investor Relations,
+1-858-658-4813, ir@qualcomm.com, all of Qualcomm Incorporated;
or John Kampfe of AT&T, +1-732-420-9035, john.kampfe@att.com
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