US / ASIA : Qualcomm and Teleepoch, Ltd., a Chinese mobile solutions provider, announced that they have entered into a subscriber unit license agreement. Under the terms of the royalty-bearing agreement, Qualcomm has granted Teleepoch a worldwide patent license to develop, manufacture and sell CDMA2000(R) subscriber units. The royalties payable by Teleepoch are at Qualcomm's standard rates.

"Qualcomm's business model of inclusion fosters both competition and choice and is successful because of our shared commitment to the success of our partners," said Marvin Blecker, president of Qualcomm Technology Licensing. "We are pleased to sign this agreement with Teleepoch and continue to enable our partners to offer innovative, low-cost products and services to their customers."

"Teleepoch looks forward to developing, manufacturing and selling 3G handsets that will deliver the advanced wireless capabilities that consumers in China and worldwide demand today," said Dr. Chuan Wang, chairman of Teleepoch. "With this license agreement, Teleepoch will enable high-speed data services and feature-rich applications while increasing power efficiency and cost-effectiveness."

Teleepoch Ltd. is a pioneer in providing convergent solutions and designs of CDMA, GSM, 3G, GPS and Mobile TV handsets, data devices as well as PDAs. The company is registered in Cayman Island with its principal office located in Shenzhen, China.