Motorola and Qualcomm recently announced an extension of their relationship: Motorola intends to design Qualcomm chipsets into certain UMTS 3G handsets starting later this year and in 2009. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Qualcomm is a valued supplier and I am excited about the UMTS opportunities we are pursuing together,” said Alain Mutricy, senior vice president, platform technology, Motorola’s Mobile Devices business, in a statement. “This agreement represents a further step in the execution of our silicon strategy.”