- Nation's Largest Wireless Operator Capitalizes on MediaFLO USA's
Nationwide Network and High-quality End User Experience -
SAN DIEGO and ATLANTA, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MediaFLO USA
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM),
and Cingular, the new wireless unit of AT&T (NYSE: T), today announced they
signed a definitive agreement to deliver mobile entertainment and
information services to the wireless unit's subscribers. The two companies
expect to make the service available to customers in late 2007.
AT&T will launch the high-quality mobile TV services from MediaFLO USA
on phones specifically designed with an intuitive, easy-to-use user
interface that ensures customers receive the best live mobile TV experience
possible. Additionally, AT&T will have access to advanced features MediaFLO
USA expects to launch in the second half of 2007. Designed to create a
unique consumer experience, these features include MediaFLO USA's multicast
video clip distribution service; a datacasting application for realtime
information and entertainment; and audio services. The MediaFLO USA service
complements AT&T's existing voice, data and video-on-demand services,
enabling AT&T to offer a unique mobile entertainment experience to its
wireless subscribers.
"Our relationship with AT&T will redefine expectations of mobile media
for millions of wireless subscribers," said Gina Lombardi, president of
MediaFLO USA. "MediaFLO USA is looking forward to delighting those
customers with familiar, high-quality content in a compelling, intuitive,
mobile media environment."
"MediaFLO USA's service will add another dimension to our robust
offering by delivering a TV-quality mobile media experience that perfectly
complements our existing voice and multimedia services," said Marc Lefar,
chief marketing officer for AT&T's wireless unit. "We look forward to
bringing our subscribers a compelling, differentiated service and the
innovative devices for which AT&T is known."
"We share with AT&T an exciting vision of a world in which consumers
have access to a high-quality mobile media experience wherever they are,
whenever they want it," said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chief executive officer of
QUALCOMM. "This agreement -- the first of its kind between our two
businesses -- goes a long way toward making that vision a reality."
MediaFLO USA aggregates popular content from some of the world's best-
known brands, optimizes it for the mobile environment, and intends to
deliver it to subscribers over the company's dedicated, nationwide network.
In addition to TV-quality, full-length programming and short-form video
clips, MediaFLO USA will provide an unmatched consumer experience with an
intuitive user interface and fast channel changing without buffering.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company in the United
States and around the world, with operating subsidiaries providing services
under the AT&T brand. AT&T is the recognized world leader in providing
IP-based communications services to business and the U.S. leader in
providing wireless, high speed Internet access, local and long distance
voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. As part of its
"three screen" integration strategy, AT&T is expanding video entertainment
offerings to include such next-generation television services as AT&T
U-verse(SM) TV. 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.
For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T
newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom. This AT&T news release and other
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About MediaFLO USA
MediaFLO USA Inc. aggregates and intends to deliver premium, TV-quality
entertainment and information services to mobile phones over its dedicated
nationwide wireless network. Offering an unprecedented combination of
full-length programming, short-format clips and realtime information and
entertainment feeds, MediaFLO USA will deliver a uniquely compelling mobile
viewing experience. MediaFLO USA intends to partner with world-class
content providers, wireless operators and advertisers to make its service
available to U.S. consumers in the first quarter of 2007. Based in San
Diego, Calif., MediaFLO USA is a subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news
release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including the ability of MediaFLO USA to form timely and
profitable partnerships with content providers, wireless operators and
advertisers, the extent and speed to which FLO technology and the MediaFLO
USA Inc. network are deployed, the extent and speed of adoption by
consumers of MediaFLO USA's service, the speed with which AT&T integrates
the MediaFLO service package, the speed with which MediaFLO introduces new
service features, change in economic conditions of the various markets
MediaFLO USA serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time
in QUALCOMM's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 24, 2006, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MediaFLO
and FLO are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. AT&T and the AT&T logo are
trademarks of AT&T Knowledge Ventures. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
QUALCOMM Contacts:
Julie Reynolds, MediaFLO USA Inc.
Phone: 1-858-845-3516
Email: julier@qualcomm.com
Kristin Atkins, 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:
Mark Siegel
Phone: 1-404-236-6312
Email: mark.a.siegel@att.com
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http://www.qualcomm.com
CONTACT:
Julie Reynolds of MediaFLO USA Inc.,
+1-858-845-3516, julier@qualcomm.com; or Kristin Atkins,
Corporate Communications, +1-858-845-5959, corpcomm@qualcomm.com,
or John Gilbert, Investor Relations, +1-858-658-4813,
ir@qualcomm.com, both of QUALCOMM Incorporated; or Mark Siegel of
AT&T, +1-404-236-6312, mark.a.siegel@att.com
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