Case Name :      Qualcomm in China (A)

Authors :           Jonathan West, Joel West, Justin Tan

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            901M73

Discipline :        Information Technology

Case Length :    13 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

Qualcomm is a digital, cellular communications company specializing in code division multiple access (CDMA) technology. The company spent a number of years developing this technology and in doing so missed many opportunities to get the technology adopted as a worldwide standard. However, some countries have still not decided on a second-generation digital standard. With its income almost solely tied to this single technology, the stakes were high for Qualcomm in getting CDMA technology adopted.