Digital Chosun Ilbo reports that Qualcomm "appears to be facing difficulties in finding partners for its mobile Internet service" in the wake of Sprint's recent announcement that it will build a U.S. mobile WiMAX network based on Korea's WiBro technology.

"The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which is in charge of industry standards, has held off on discussions over whether to select Qualcomm's mobile Internet technology as the standard," the article states. "Industry sources told USA Today and the Financial Times that sprint's move to partner with Samsung reflected a growing dissatisfaction with Qualcomm's version of WiMAX."

According to The Register, Sprint's decision "is a body blow to Qualcomm, which has its incumbent Sprint CDMA mobile network revenues to lose, and which was bidding the Flarion Flash OFDM, from the company it acquired last August."