Qualcomm provides global QPoint licence to ZTE Corp

Qualcomm Incorporated, a global provider of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, and ZTE Corporation, a manufacturer of telecommunications equipment in China, announced that ZTE and a QUALCOMM subsidiary have entered into a global QPoint licence and distribution agreement.

Under the terms of the agreement, ZTE is licensed to promote and sell location positioning systems using QUALCOMM s QPoint location server software to CDMA2000 1X and UMTS (UMTS) network operators on a global basis. ZTE will use the QPoint solution together with QUALCOMM s client-based gpsOne technology to provide Assisted-GPS (A-GPS)-enabled Location Based Services (LBS) worldwide.

ZTE started cooperation with QUALCOMM on A-GPS in 2003 and has introduced multiple solutions and equipment including Mobile Positioning Centre, Position Determination Entity, Geographic Information System middleware, handsets, the CDMA2000 1X data card and CDMA2000 1X wireless module.

QPoint is QUALCOMM s location services software and set of accompanying tools making up the core backend/infrastructure element needed to enable location services to be deployed. QUALCOMM works with system integrators to offer QPoint to operators.