Qualcomm is taking another leap forward in advancing our wireless health efforts by launching our first wireless health patient program right here at Qualcomm’s San Diego on-campus Health Center.

As the saying goes, “Challenges bring out the best in us.” And now we’re facing a formidable one: The 1000x challenge.

Here in sunny San Diego, it’s easy to lose perspective on the global smartphone adoption rate. Everywhere I look, I see mobile devices being used as nothing short of a sixth sense. From one-off activities like friends checking the weather or a Padres score, or a local store owner running a small business from the palm of their hand, smartphone activity is enveloping our daily lives.

Mobile phone users, whether they want to admit it or not, are becoming more reliant on texting and emailing than making a typical voice call—and rightfully so. While there have been major advances in the areas of text recognition (i.e., dictation, visual voicemail, ) and email integration (i.e., POP3, OMAP, Exchange), the same can’t really be said about quality of voice calls. Well, that’s about to change.

When I think of last year’s devastating tsunami that ravaged the northeastern coast of Japan, I recall the first images I saw on the news. The horror of ocean waters crashing onto the land, causing incomprehensible damage was astonishing. As with any natural disaster, we are left with the overwhelming task of rebuilding communities and restoring critical social services to displaced citizens.