The two companies will collaborate to leverage the capabilities of the CDMA2000 technology India, the world''s fastest growing telecom market. They companies plan to address the increasing needs of rural, urban and enterprise consumers through the introduction of even more affordable and feature-rich handsets, wireless Internet data cards and a host of data applications.

"Reliance is a key driver of the fastest growing telecom market in the world, and we are pleased to enhance our long standing collaboration with them," said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chief executive officer of Qualcomm. "Qualcomm is committed to support Reliance in its mission to grow the CDMA2000 market in India. Having jointly achieved several milestones in driving down the costs of voice telephony in India, our latest goal is to bring consumers an exciting new range of data offerings in mobile broadband, including multimedia and entertainment."

Reliance Communications ranks among the top 10 CDMA2000 operators worldwide.