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ICO Global Communications and Qualcomm have jointly announced today a partnership that could have far-reaching implications in the mobile realm and the Satellite Phones for Mass Market.

They will begin building new chips that will allow for combined cellular/satellite phones. It will incorporate their technology into new baseband chips for use in cell phones so that phones can use both cellular networks and satellite networks for voice services.

The chips will be ready for manufacturers to incorporate into phones beginning in 2010. Qualcomm and partners hope that they can achieve economies of scale so that the new chips can be be used in mass market handsets.

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