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Agilent Technologies Signs Licensing Agreement with Qualcomm for Factory Test Technology

^{Published on 2011-02-16 01:00:44 - Market Wire}
 

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that they have entered into a licensing agreement with Qualcomm Inc. for factory test technology.

"There is a natural synergy from working closely on manufacturing optimization with Qualcomm"

Under the terms of the agreement, Qualcomm granted Agilent a worldwide license to demonstrate and distribute products that leverage the Qualcomm technology for RF factory testing. The agreement makes Agilent among the first test equipment vendors in the industry to license Qualcomma™s factory test technology.

aThere is a natural synergy from working closely on manufacturing optimization with Qualcomm,a said Joe Depond, general manager, Agilenta™s Mobile Broadband Organization. a[ With the recent introduction of Agilenta™s EXT wireless communications test set, ] and leveraging our N7300A-Series [ chipset automation platform ], we are empowering Qualcomm customers with best-in-class manufacturing test solutions earlier in the product and manufacturing cycle.a

Additional Information

For information about the Agilent EXT wireless communications test set, EXT measurement applications, Sequence Studio, and Signal Studio applications, see [ www.agilent.com/find/EXT ]. Product photos are available at [ www.agilent.com/find/EXT_images ].

Agilent is showcasing its EXT wireless communication test set at the [ Mobile World Congress ] in Barcelona, through Feb. 17 (Hall 1, Stand A46).

About Agilent 3GPP LTE Test

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For information about LTE, visit [ www.agilent.com/find/LTE ] or [ www.agilent.com/find/LTE-Insight ]. For information about 4G LTE Advanced, see [ www.agilent.com/find/4GLTE ]. A knowledge library of application notes, CDs and more is available at [ www.agilent.com/find/LTE-Forward ].

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the worlda™s premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications. The companya™s 18,500 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.4 billion in fiscal 2009. Information about Agilent is available at [ www.agilent.com ].

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