Seybold is still bullish on the long-term prospects of Qualcomm (nasdaq: QCOM - news - people ), which has made progress penetrating the European mobile phone market with its code division multiple access wireless technology.

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Apple is also working on its own TV that relies on wireless-streaming technology to access shows, movies and other content, according to people briefed on the project.

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He said Dell's customers are telling the company they prefer the idea of mobile Internet access via wireless notebook computers, using technology such as the Bluetooth and 802.11 standards as well as emerging wireless telecommunications technology such as GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), wideband CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System).

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Moreover wireless technology can also give you faxes, Internet access, images and data.

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Now EDGE's successor, a 3G-wireless technology called HSDPA (High-Speed Download Packet Access), provides transmission rates of 400 to 700 kilobits per second.

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John Behnan, a member of the working party group, added that access to areas outside Machynlleth could then be reached through wireless broadband technology.

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Still, she characterized the technology as an "interim solution" to providing mobile users with wireless Web access.

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Because of its progress with chip technology to handle so-called "3G" services like high-speed wireless access, Qualcomm (nasdaq: QCOM - news - people ) is a core holding of Gilder's.

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