Spice Mobiles Limited, India’s leading mobile handset company, has formed a strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated, 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.

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.

On the occasion, Spice also launched two 3G handsets based on both GSM and CDMA technologies in collaboration with Qualcomm. The newly launched handsets are priced at Rs 6,500 (CDMA-enabled handset) and Rs 8,500 (GSM 3G handset) respectively.

Besides introducing the country's first 3G enabled handset, the company has also launched C-810, a full-featured CDMA2000 device for the open market in the country.