Qualcomm announces 5G chips for cars, PCs and home broadbrand at MWC 2019
FirstpostQualcomm 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 said it is working with Japanese e-commerce retailer Rakuten Inc’s mobile division to supply 5G chips for networking gear the retailer is rolling out in Japan. Qualcomm also announced chips for so-called 5G fixed wireless stations, which carriers such as Verizon Communications Inc are hoping could become speedy enough to replace home broadband connections that many consumers in the United States get from their cable operators.