Qualcomm enters new Wi-Fi router market in deals with Charter, EE
1 year, 6 months ago

Qualcomm enters new Wi-Fi router market in deals with Charter, EE

The Hindu  

Qualcomm on Wednesday said it was getting into a new market for Wi-Fi routers and that Charter Communications and the UK's EE will be among its first customers. San Diego, California-based Qualcomm is the world's biggest supplier of the chips that help mobile phones connect to cellular data networks, but it has also long had a business selling Wi-Fi chips for consumer Wi-Fi routers. The new devices will use a new standard called Wi-Fi 7 that id designed to help data flow faster around homes where scores of devices from phones to smart televisions often use Wi-Fi. But in places where it is legal, the new Qualcomm routers will make sure that the speed boost does not disappear once the traffic leaves the carrier's fiber network and hits the customer's home Wi-Fi.

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Apple Is Going To Part Ways With Qualcomm Completely By 2027? Here's What We Know
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple Is Going To Part Ways With Qualcomm Completely By 2027? Here's What We Know

ABP News  

Apple is gearing up to launch its highly anticipated line of cellular modem chips next year, marking a significant step towards reducing its reliance on Qualcomm, according to a Bloomberg report. Qualcomm, a leader in modem chips that power mobile data connectivity, has already signalled to investors that Apple plans to phase out its use of Qualcomm components. Investors are …

Apple To Continue Using Qualcomm Modems For iPhones Till 2027: Here’s Why
1 year, 1 month ago

Apple To Continue Using Qualcomm Modems For iPhones Till 2027: Here’s Why

News 18  

Apple has decided to extend its deal with Qualcomm to use its modems for iPhones going all the way till 2027. The new deal means Apple can use Qualcomm’s modem for iPhone models till March, 2027. Some of you might remember that Apple acquired Intel’s modem chip business a few years back, which was going to be the platform on …

Qualcomm to supply Apple with 5G chips until 2026 under new deal
1 year, 6 months ago

Qualcomm to supply Apple with 5G chips until 2026 under new deal

The Hindu  

Qualcomm on Monday said it had signed a new deal with Apple to supply 5G chips to the iPhone maker until at least 2026. The San Diego, California-based firm previously signed a supply deal with Apple in 2019, after the two companies settled a protracted legal battle. Under the deal announced Monday, Qualcomm said it will supply Apple with chips …

Qualcomm Believes Apple Will Use Its Own 5G Modem For iPhones Next Year
2 years ago

Qualcomm Believes Apple Will Use Its Own 5G Modem For iPhones Next Year

News 18  

Qualcomm CEO said that it is expecting that Apple may move into making in-house 5G modem chips for its 2024 iPhones, at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona. Although Apple’s most recent iPhone 14 models use Qualcomm modems, the company has been attempting to go it solo in the wireless connectivity market for several years, reports CNBC. “We’re making …

Qualcomm optimistic on 5G, connected device sales as supply bottlenecks ease
3 years, 8 months ago

Qualcomm optimistic on 5G, connected device sales as supply bottlenecks ease

The Hindu  

Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday predicted a rise in sales of chips for 5G phones, including Apple Inc's iPhone, as the company said it had mitigated supply shortfalls that have contributed to a global chip shortage. Qualcomm's chip revenue forecast for the current fiscal fourth quarter had a midpoint of $7.25 billion, compared with analyst estimates of $6.83 billion, according to …

Qualcomm to work with more than 30 companies on faster 5G variant
3 years, 9 months ago

Qualcomm to work with more than 30 companies on faster 5G variant

The Hindu  

Qualcomm Inc on Monday said it expects to work with more than 30 carriers and telecommunications gear providers who have committed to using the faster variant of 5G networking technology. The fastest version of 5G uses higher frequencies and is called “millimetre wave” by Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of wireless data chips for smart phones, though different carriers brand …

Apple will reportedly use Qualcomm's 5G modem chips on its next iPhone range
5 years, 4 months ago

Apple will reportedly use Qualcomm's 5G modem chips on its next iPhone range

Firstpost  

Apple is said to be moving forward to launch the first lineup of 5G-enabled iPhones next year. Earlier this year, Apple acquired Intel’s 5G modem business indicating that it will be heading towards building its own homegrown modems for its iPhones. Nikkei’s claim of Apple using Qualcomm chips suggests that its own modems aren’t ready for deployment next year. The …

Qualcomm announces 5G chips for cars, PCs and home broadbrand at MWC 2019
6 years, 1 month ago

Qualcomm announces 5G chips for cars, PCs and home broadbrand at MWC 2019

Firstpost  

Qualcomm Inc on Monday announced 5G networking chips for a range of applications beyond smartphones, aiming to bolster a business that has lost Apple Inc as a major customer and faces unprecedented levels of competition. At the Mobile World Congress event in Spain on Monday, Qualcomm announced its plans to get its 5G chips into other markets beyond phones. Qualcomm …

Apple Claims Qualcomm Refused to Sell Chipsets for iPhones
6 years, 2 months ago

Apple Claims Qualcomm Refused to Sell Chipsets for iPhones

The Quint  

Apple reportedly dialed Intel's CEO at the time, Brian Krzanich, to ask the company to supply all modems needed for the iPhone instead of only half the volume. We were working toward doing that with Qualcomm, but in the end they would not support us or sell us chips," the report quoted William as saying. Mollenkopf on Friday had said …

Apple plans to make its own modems to take on Qualcomm
6 years, 3 months ago

Apple plans to make its own modems to take on Qualcomm

India Today  

Reports of Apple planning to develop it's own modem aren't exactly new. According to a report by The Information, the Cupertino, California based tech giant is actively looking to work on developing a homegrown cellular modem and hiring engineers who would help the company achieve its goal. The company is working to build its own cellular modem chip that would …

Qualcomm Deal to Create Chip Giant Faces Long Odds
7 years, 4 months ago

Qualcomm Deal to Create Chip Giant Faces Long Odds

Wired  

Last week Hock Tan, CEO of the chipmaker Broadcom, joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for a major announcement: the company would move its headquarters from Singapore to the US. "It's hard for me to see how it could get approved from a regulatory standpoint because it would increase the power they have over their smartphone customers," says …

Chipmaker Qualcomm Bets on Healthcare's Wireless Future
7 years, 5 months ago

Chipmaker Qualcomm Bets on Healthcare's Wireless Future

Wired  

Imagine you're in a futuristic clinic, standing in front of a middle-aged man. The company created this demo using its standalone Snapdragon 835 VR platform to show what how increasingly fast and low-latency networks could bring on an entirely new kind of healthcare—one where tools like VR help doctors better understand, diagnose, and treat patients in real life. Six years …

Qualcomm Spends Big Money To Get In The Car (Chip) Business
8 years, 5 months ago

Qualcomm Spends Big Money To Get In The Car (Chip) Business

NPR  

Qualcomm Spends Big Money To Get In The Car Business Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP Gregory Bull/AP Smartphone chip maker Qualcomm Inc. has agreed to buy NXP Semiconductors for $38 billion. And after Qualcomm lost some modem chip business in the popular iPhone 7 to Intel, the acquisition could boost its iPhone share thanks to NXP sensor and …

Qualcomm partners with China for shared success[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 6 months ago

Qualcomm partners with China for shared success[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Coinciding with the seventh US China Business Leaders and Former Senior Officials Dialogue in Beijing on Sept 17-18, Qualcomm, through its Wireless Reach initiative, and China Children and Teenagers Fund announced their collaboration on the Qualcomm 21st Century Classroom program, a mobile broadband-based learning program that supports the Chinese government's use of information and communications technologies to modernize education and …

Qualcomm to sell its first China-specific chips this year
10 years, 9 months ago

Qualcomm to sell its first China-specific chips this year

China Daily  

Visitors walk past the Qualcomm stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in this file photo taken February 24, 2014. Qualcomm Inc plans to sell its first smartphone chips tailored to China this year, as the US maker of chips for high-end phones adapts to a market where growth is increasingly driven by low-priced handsets. But revenue in the …

DoT allocates BWA spectrum to Qualcomm
12 years, 10 months ago

DoT allocates BWA spectrum to Qualcomm

The Hindu  

The Telecom Ministry is believed to have finally allotted spectrum to U.S.-based Qualcomm for offering wireless broadband services, two years after it won the radio waves through auction. A senior DoT official, however, said Qualcomm would have the right to use this spectrum for 18.6 years only. However, its spectrum was put on hold as the company was locked in …

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