The LTE standard supports FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing) mode adopted by DOCOMO and TDD (Time Division Duplexing) mode expected to be adopted for LTE networks in China and other markets, which will help to further the development of advanced mobile devices by manufacturers worldwide.
Qualcomm has an opportunity to lead in the LTE space because it already builds a chipset that has worldwide capabilities (Gobi), and because it has announced that all of its LTE chipsets will support both types of LTE (Frequency Division Duplex and Time Division Duplex) that will be deployed.