Silicon Valley

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

Henry tried his best to calm down, and then said to the representative of Qualcomm: "Hello, I am the chairman of Cisco MCI, Henry Williams!"

Several people from Qualcomm were stunned at the time. At first, 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 when everyone was skeptical, John Chambers came over, "Mr. Williams, who are these?" John Chambers usually doesn't call Henry the chairman in front of outsiders, otherwise his identity will be exposed. !

But this time, Henry needed to reveal his identity.

"These are the representatives of Qualcomm, who are here to talk about business." Henry laughed, "It's funny, I said I'm the chairman of Cisco MCI, but they still don't believe it! John Chambers , you have to help..."

John Chambers was slightly startled, thinking, what is the origin of this Qualcomm company, so that the chairman of the board is so important to report his identity? !

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

"Oh, I'm so surprised! How old are you? 15? 16? Oh, I can't believe that you are the chairman of a listed company with a market value of more than 20 billion US dollars!!!" Qualcomm said in shock.

Henry showed a slight smile, "Hehe, I have John Chambers to testify for me now, do you believe it?"

Several people from 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 Jacob, chairman of Qualcomm!" A middle-aged man in his fifties with glasses extended his hand to greet Henry with a smile.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Jacob!" Henry shook hands with him. "I just heard you say that you developed CDMA technology. I'm curious if you've approached other telecommunications companies before and wanted them to promote the CDMA technology. technology?"

Owen Jacob suddenly showed an embarrassed expression and replied: "Yes, we first looked for AT\u0026T. However, it is clear that AT\u0026T refused to use CDMA technology!"

"Mr. Jacob, I'm not surprised that AT\u0026T rejected you!"

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

Henry smiled and asked, "Mr. Jacob, have you heard of Nicola Stella?"

"Nicolas Stella?" Owen Jacob murmured, thinking for a moment, "Oh, is it Nicola Stella who invented alternating current?!"

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

Irving Jacob nodded, "I see what you mean now. Edison was the inventor of direct current, and for this he ran out of money to build direct current power plants all over the country. Although he knew the benefits of alternating current, if he was asked to give up Direct current, and switch to alternating current, then Edison's life efforts will be over, those direct current power plants and all the supporting facilities of direct current will become useless waste! Therefore, Edison not only does not use alternating current, but even suppresses alternating current! Today, we The situation that Qualcomm is about to face is the same, AT\u0026T will never abandon the network that has been built based on traditional wireless communication technology, and use CDMA technology to build a CDMA network instead!"

"That's right, that's exactly what happened!" Henry's face suddenly became brighter, and he said to Owen Jacob in an extremely seductive language, "But we Cisco MCI are different, we are willing to use CDMA technology, we are willing to promote it and make it the standard of global wireless communication technology!!! Just imagine, Mr. Jacob, at that time, Qualcomm will become the world's top wireless communication technology company! It will be accepted by thousands of people Attention, it will be brilliant in flowers and applause!"

"Mr. Jacob, I'm very much looking forward to Qualcomm at that time!!!" Henry finished and smiled at Owen Jacob.

Owen Jacob was a little excited by what Henry said, but he was old and had a good mentality. He said calmly: "Cisco MCI will not help Qualcomm for no reason, right? Tell me, what conditions do you have!"

Henry took a sip of coffee and said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing, just let Qualcomm merge into Cisco, and everyone will become a family. Naturally, Cisco MCI will definitely support Qualcomm and promote CDMA technology!"

When Owen Jacob and the others heard this, their expressions changed!

Jacob's tone increased: "You mean Cisco is going to buy Qualcomm?!"

"It can be said that," Henry said lightly, "but you can also put it another way. For example, Cisco invested in Qualcomm. However, Cisco must 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!"

Henry saw the hesitant look on Owen Jacob's face, and quickly persuaded: "Mr. Jacob, there is nothing wrong with Qualcomm's incorporation into the Cisco system. With Cisco here, Qualcomm can do research and development with peace of mind. There is no need to worry about the issue of technology promotion! In addition, you also know that Cisco's treatment is definitely the best in the United States. After we acquire Qualcomm, we will treat them equally, reward options, and will not treat anyone in Qualcomm badly!!!"

After listening to Henry's words, Owen Jacob finally relaxed, "Mr. Williams, I need to think about this matter, and I have to discuss it with my partner before making a decision!"

"Oh, of course!"

Subsequently, Henry and John Chambers sent Owen Jacobs and others out of the gate.

"Chairman, is this Qualcomm very powerful?" John Chambers asked curiously.

"It's very powerful, the CDMA technology they developed will subvert the entire wireless communication field! So, no matter what, you must acquire it!" Henry nodded, "You send someone to keep an eye on Qualcomm's top executives, and I want to take action against them. You know it like the back of your hand!"

"Well, okay!" John Chambers nodded in understanding.

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Irving Jacob returned to Qualcomm and immediately spoke out about what happened at Cisco MCI, and everyone had a discussion afterwards!

There are those who prefer to merge Qualcomm into Cisco, and there are those who disagree.

The result of the final discussion was that Cisco would not reply first, try a few more telecommunications companies, and then see the situation. After all, Qualcomm was built with hard work by everyone. Merging into Cisco is equivalent to selling it to Cisco. Most people are still reluctant!

Soon, Henry received the news that Qualcomm's executives began to contact other telecommunications companies!

"I knew it wasn't that simple..." Henry murmured. (Ask for a recommendation ticket, another book group: 424930141, everyone is welcome to join...)