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Silicon Valley

Chapter 71

Author: Baisha
updatedAt: 2025-05-15

In July 1985, seven scientific research talents gathered at Dr. Irving Jacobs'' home to discuss big plans and set up Qualcomm. Then, because of the development of CDMA technology, it soared to the sky!

    Henry tried to calm down for a while, then said to the representative of Qualcomm: "Hello, I''m Henry Williams, chairman of Cisco MCI!"

    At that time, several people in Qualcomm were stunned. At the beginning, they thought that this teenager was just an employee of Cisco MCI, but they never thought that he would be the chairman of Cisco MCI! Just as the crowd was skeptical, John Chambers came over and said, "Mr. Williams, who are these people?" John Chambers generally does not call Henry chairman in front of outsiders, otherwise he will expose his identity!

    But this time, Henry needs to show his identity.

    "These are representatives of Qualcomm. They are here to talk about business." Henry said with a smile, "it''s funny to say that I''m the chairman of Cisco MCI. They still don''t believe me! John Chambers, you''ve got to help... "

    John Chambers was slightly surprised and thought, what''s the origin of the company that the chairman of the board of directors should pay so much attention to, and would not hesitate to report his identity?!

    "Yes, gentlemen, this is Mr. Henry Williams, chairman of Cisco MCI!" John Chambers turned his head and said solemnly to several people at Qualcomm.

    "Oh, what a surprise! How old are you? 15? 16? Oh, I can''t believe you are the chairman of a listed company with a market value of more than 20 billion US dollars! " People at Qualcomm were shocked.

    Henry showed a smile, "ha ha, now there is John Chambers to testify for me, do you believe it?"

    Several people at Qualcomm nodded, "Mr. John Chambers is the CEO of Cisco. We naturally believe what he said!"

    "Nice to meet you, Mr. Williams. I''m Owen Jacobs, chairman of Qualcomm!" A middle-aged man in his fifties with glasses said hello to Henry with a smile.

    "Nice to meet you, Mr. Jacobs!" Henry shook hands with him. "I just heard that you developed CDMA technology. I''m curious, have you ever asked other telecom companies to promote this technology before? "

    Owen jacobton, with an embarrassed expression, replied, "yes, we were looking for att first. However, it is clear that att has refused to use CDMA technology! "

    "Mr. Jacobs, I''m not surprised that att refused you!"

    "Oh?" Owen Jacob wondered, "Mr. Williams, why is that?"

    Henry laughed and asked, "Mr. Jacobs, have you ever heard of Nicolas Stella?"

    "Nicolas Stella?" Owen Jacobs muttered, thinking for a moment, "Oh, is it Nicolas Stella who invented alternating current?"

    "Yes, it''s him!" Henry nodded. "Do you know the grudge between Stella and Edison?"

    Owen Jacob nodded. "I see what you mean now. Edison was the inventor of direct current, for which he ran out of money and built direct current power plants all over the country. Although he knew the advantages of alternating current, if he was allowed to abandon direct current and switch to alternating current, Edison''s whole life''s hard work would be over, and those direct current power plants and all the supporting facilities of direct current would become useless waste! Therefore, Edison not only can''t use alternating current, but also can suppress alternating current! Now, the situation that we are going to face is the same. Att will never abandon the network that has been built based on the traditional wireless communication technology and use CDMA technology to build CDMA network! "

    "That''s right, that''s exactly what happened!" Henry''s face suddenly smile more brilliant, he said to Owen Jacobs in a very attractive language, "but we Cisco MCI are different, we are willing to use CDMA technology, we are willing to promote it, make it become the global wireless communication technology standard!"!!! Just imagine, Mr. Jacobs, at that time, Qualcomm will become the world''s top wireless communication technology company! It will attract the attention of tens of thousands of people, and it will be brilliant in flowers and applause! "

    "Mr. Jacobs, I''m looking forward to the company at that time!" Henry said, smiling at Owen Jacob.

    Owen Jacobs was a bit enthusiastic about what Henry said, but he was old and in a good mood. He said calmly, "Cisco MCI won''t help Qualcomm for nothing, will it? Say, what conditions do you have! "

    Henry took a sip of coffee and said with a smile, "in fact, it''s nothing to do. It''s just to integrate Qualcomm into Cisco and make everyone a family. Naturally, Cisco MCI will fully support Qualcomm and promote CDMA technology!"

    Owen Jacobs and others changed their faces when they heard this!

    Jacob added: "do you mean Cisco wants to buy Qualcomm?"

    "You can say that," Henry said faintly, "but you can put it another way. For example, Cisco invests in Qualcomm. But Cisco will have to take control. Of course, Cisco will give Qualcomm considerable independence. Under normal circumstances, Cisco will not intervene in Qualcomm unless it is a major decision! "

    Seeing Owen Jacobs'' hesitation on his face, Henry quickly advised him: "Mr. Jacobs, it''s not bad for Qualcomm to be incorporated into Cisco system. With Cisco, Qualcomm can do research and development with ease. There''s no need to worry about technology promotion at all! In addition, as you know, Cisco''s treatment is absolutely the best in the United States. After we acquire Qualcomm, we will treat it equally, award options, and do no harm to anyone in the company

    After hearing what Henry said, Owen Jacobs finally relaxed. "Mr. Williams, I need to think about this. Besides, I have to discuss it with my partner before I can make a decision."

    "Ha ha, of course!"

    Then, Henry and John Chambers sent Owen Jacobs and others out of the door.

    "Chairman, is the company powerful?" Curious John chambers.

    "Very powerful, the CDMA technology they developed will subvert the whole wireless communication field! So, in any case, buy it! " Henry nodded and said, "you send people to keep an eye on the top of the company. I want to know what they are doing."

    "Well, good!" John Chambers nodded to understand.

    ……

    ……

    When Owen Jacobs returned to Qualcomm, he immediately talked about what happened at Cisco MCI, and then everyone had a discussion!

    Some are inclined to merge Qualcomm into Cisco, while others disagree.

    Finally, the result of the discussion is that Cisco will delay to reply and try several more telecom companies to see the situation. After all, we all worked hard to build up the company. Merging into Cisco is equivalent to selling it to Cisco. Most people still don''t want to!

    Soon, Henry received the news that the top management of Qualcomm began to contact other telecom companies!

    "I knew it wasn''t that easy..." Henry murmured( For recommended tickets, and Book Group: 424930141, welcome to join...)

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