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April 30, 2008
Press Release - Spice Mobiles Collaborates with Qualcomm

~ Launches Country’s First Indian 3G Mobile Handset & an Open Market CDMA2000 Handset~

New Delhi, India – 29th April’2008: Spice Mobiles Limited, India’s leading mobile handset company today announced their strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, to bring highly differentiated 3G CDMA (CDMA2000 and WCDMA) devices to the Indian market. To mark the commencement of this collaboration for the technological exchange, leading Bollywood actress Ms. Katrina Kaif, unveiled two new Spice handsets: S-950, the first Indian branded 3G device and C-810, a full-featured CDMA2000 device for the open market in India, in the presence of Mr. Dilip Modi, Vice Chairman, Spice Mobiles Ltd. & Group President (Global Operations), Spice Corp. Ltd. and Mr. Kanwalinder Singh, President, Qualcomm - India and South Asia.

This collaboration has strategic significance for both the companies. It will empower Spice Mobiles to address the demand for 3G-ready devices ahead of commercial launch of 3G services in the Indian market in sync with Qualcomm’s business model that enables companies to participate and compete in the wireless ecosystem with a view to provide consumers with innovative solutions and enriched experience.

Speaking at a press conference, Mr. Dilip Modi, Vice Chairman, Spice Mobiles Ltd. & Group President (Global Operations) ), Spice Corp. Ltd. said, “We at Spice Mobiles have always been committed to the fast growth in the Indian Telecom sector, offering world-class technology to our customers. Our expertise in the industry has always helped us understand the future and come up with innovative products. Taking this tradition forward, we are launching the first Indian 3G enabled device based on our cutting edge technology, through our technical association with Qualcomm. This association will further strengthen our leadership in the domestic market, empowering us with an enhanced portfolio consisting of a variety of feature-rich handsets.” He further added, “The Indian CDMA market has been limited to operator dependent handsets. We take pride to be the first again to offer open market CDMA handsets. We remain focused on delivering long term value to our consumers thus widening our global footprints.”

Mr. Kanwalinder Singh, President, Qualcomm India and South Asia added, “We are pleased to collaborate with leading Indian mobile company Spice Mobiles in introducing the first Indian branded 3G handset and an open market CDMA2000 handset. With this association, we will bring greater access to wireless connectivity and an enriched mobile experience to Indian consumers through our industry-leading solutions across all 3G CDMA technology platforms.”

Spice Mobile S-950 is based on Qualcomm’s Mobile Station Modem™ (MSM™) MSM6245™ chipset solution, designed for 3G devices that boast wireless multimedia features at attractive price points. S-950 is a feature-rich 3G (WCDMA) device that supports wideband services like high-speed Internet, high resolution video and enhanced quality image transmission with the same quality as fixed networks. The stylish slider device also offers a superior 2MP camera, 262K colour screen, music player (mp3/AAC/AAC+), stereo bluetooth, inbuilt stereo FM radio, video playback, JAVA, expandable memory support along with backward compatibility with EDGE / GPRS / GSM. This phone also comes loaded with value added content and applications like the Google Search engine, Opera mini Browser, NGPay application for banking/ticketing etc, preloaded with content from the latest bollywood blockbuster ‘Jannat’.

Spice Mobile C-810 is based on the QSC6020™ chipset from the Qualcomm Single-Chip™ (QSC™) family of solutions that enables smaller, sleeker, more power-efficient devices to the market at unprecedented price points. This fully loaded multimedia handset is the first of its kind that offers a 15-day standby / 10-hour talk-time and storage capacity of 500 songs or 1000 images. It has additional features such as a large 2.2” display screen, 1.3MP camera, Music Player (mp3/AAC), inbuilt FM radio video player, Bluetooth, BREW and expandable memory support.

About Spice Mobile Ltd.

Spice Mobiles Ltd. is a part of Spice Corp, a $ 2 billion multi-faceted group with an exclusive telecom eco-system in India. With “Innovation” as the company’s mantra, Spice began the process of revolutionizing the Communication & Entertainment sector, with its new age technologically advanced state of the art mobile phones.

Debuting with handsets targeted at the entry-level segment, today, the brand is growing rapidly and has a bouquet of offerings targeting entry, mid & premium segments. Spice Mobiles Ltd has heralded a new chapter in the history of Indian mobile telephony by launching the first ever DUAL MODE PHONES. Spice Mobiles is the proud winner of the Golden Peacock Award for innovative product / service for the year 2007. Spice Mobiles added more firsts to its credit by announcing the Global premier of the World’s First Movie Phone and Peoples’ phone at the World Mobile Congress, Barcelona in February 2008.

Riding on the success of its venture, Spice Mobiles Ltd. has strengthened its footprint, built a strong value proposition with the customers and established itself as a competitive brand amongst the host of International players. Moving forward, the company aims to achieve further brand acceptability among all target segments through a broader offering of cutting-edge handsets that combine mobile phone functionality with enriched content and smart device capabilities for greater high-speed voice and data capacity.

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2008 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.

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Qualcomm is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Mobile Station Modem, MSM, MSM6245, Qualcomm Single Chip, QSC and QSC6020 are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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